Warnig: Sugar rush ahead

[Ember]

Whoohooo!!!!



Thank you Rob!

[dreinecke]

Nice haul! We must be thinking alike tonight...here's my uh, work tonight...

[Ember]

The question is, do I choose a flavour or lucky dip?

[dreinecke]

Close your eyes and pick. It isn't like these are those nasty jelly-bellies in Harry Potter!

[waaytoomuchintothis]

Thank goodness. I was beginning to think the AUS customs people were sucking on them. I'm very happy they made it it, kiddo! Enjoy!

[masmojo]

Makes my teeth hurt!

[waaytoomuchintothis]

I tried getting some of that, but they (Galerie au Chocolat) refuse to ship to the US. I assume they have the same P.O. troubles you describe in their end of the country, or customs, or tariffs. Its too bad. In the Fair Trade area of that place alone, there are wonderful goodies, too good to eat much at a time, and that's rare these days. Actually, real chocolate is rare these days. I found a wonderful place in Austin, TX called The 3 Chocolateers, about 20 years ago that was very strict about their ingredients. I hope they are still in business. The British candymakers that use only real chocolate are represented in the US by the huge corporates, and the product suffers. By contrast, Australian chocolates are easily available here, and they are shipped from the manufacturers unmolested.

Chocolate and coffee got me through two graduate degrees (after the kids were put to bed), and I developed a real snobbery about good chocolate.

[Ember]

Ooohh... I've actually only just placed an order for some top flight hot chocolate. :) A small company in Melbourne does an 85% cocoa liquor dark drinking chocolate that i'm dying to try. And a 65% dark with a pinch of salt.

I have access to a Belgian chocolatier about 90 mins away.

[waaytoomuchintothis]

The 4 I most wanted from that site were the sea salt, espresso, maple, and cappuccino. Tell me when you send it and I'll be on watch. Thanks!

[pfuetze]