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Subject: Re: Tuesday Chat 10.28.14 by captmike13 on 2014/10/28 11:16:21 Good morning gang. That is a good problem to have Matt. I can always find room for a garage toolbox. Looks like rain here today with temps declining all day. Started out in the 70's and will end up in the 50's. Not much else going on. Happy Birthday to Jonas Saulk. Word of the Day Tuesday, October 28, 2014 poltergeist \ POHL-ter-gahyst \, noun; 1. a ghost or spirit supposed to manifest its presence by noises, knockings, etc. Origin: Poltergeist comes directly from the German word of the same spelling which entered English in the 1850s. The term comes from the German word polter meaning "to make noise, knock, rattle" and Geist meaning "ghost." 8 Monsters of Literature and Folklore. Today is NATIONAL CHOCOLATE DAY National Chocolate Day is celebrated annually on October 28. While there are many chocolate related holidays throughout the year, National Chocolate Day is a day to celebrate all things chocolate. As America’s favorite flavor, chocolate is well deserving of it’s own day of honor and celebration. ( Some sources designater July 7 or December 28 as “Chocolate Day” or “International Chocolate Day”) HOW IS CHOCOLATE MADE? Chocolate comes from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree. Cacao, which has been cultivated for at least three millennia, is grown in Mexico, Central America and Northern South America. The earliest known documentation of use, of cacao seeds, is around 1100 BC. The cacao tree seed have a very intense bitter taste that must be fermented to develop the flavor. Once the seeds have been fermented, the beans are then dried, cleaned and roasted. After roasting, the shell is removed to produce cacao nibs. The cacao nibs are then ground into cocoa mass which is pure chocolate in rough form. The cocoa mass is usually liquefied then molded with or without other ingredients, it is called chocolate liquor. The chocolate liquor may then be processed into two components: cocoa solids and cocoa butter. ◦Unsweetened baking chocolate – cocoa solids and cocoa butter in varying proportions. ◦Sweet chocolate – cocoa solids, cocoa butter or other fat and sugar. ◦Milk chocolate – sweet chocolate with milk powder or condensed milk. ◦White chocolate – cocoa butter, sugar and milk but no cocoa solids. RESEARCH HAS FOUND THAT CHOCOLATE, WHEN EATEN IN MODERATION, CAN LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE. To celebrate National Chocolate Day, try one of the following “tried and true” recipes: http://www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-lasagna-502197 http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Fudge/Detail.aspx?evt19=1 http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/No-Bake- ... -Bars/Detail.aspx?evt19=1 ENJOY YOUR CHOCOLATE TODAY! NATIONAL CHOCOLATE DAY HISTORY Our research has found that National Chocolate Day, an “unofficial” National holiday, was started by the National Confectioners Association. |
