That is the headline that greeted me from the pages of our local Florida Today newspaper one day. Needless to say I was shocked ..... no, I was horrified! According to the article, the tropical cacao trees which produce the chocolate-making bean were in trouble and I wanted to hop the next flight to the tropics to ensure that the rainforest would survive! By following the links below, you too can learn all about chocolate and the cacao trees and hopefully be inspired to join me in my quest to:

To begin my quest, I'm going to write to congress, the governor, the M&M candy characters, anyone who will listen! We must save the rainforests for the sake of that lovely brown candy!!

To keep the demand for chocolate high, send someone a monthly gift of "Heavenly Chocolate" from the Clubs of America chocolate club. Or, for the diet conscious, send a gift of Virtual Chocolate - chocolate without calories! As a bonus, they can find great chocolate wallpaper on that same site but, please warn them, if they put the wallpaper on their desktop, they might be tempted to lick their screen!

Even kids can get involved to prevent a shortage of chocolate in their lifetimes. They can visit the Evergreen Project and browse through all the rainforest subjects. Next show them the Fun Stuff on the Hershey's website, where kids can play games and have a great time. Education is power, and we need the power of all generations to ensure chocolate will always be available to chocoholics everywhere.

I personally love Ethel M dark chocolates the best. My first taste of Ethel M candy was during my wedding trip to Las Vegas where this factory is based. Those dark chocolate covered macadamia nuts will melt in your mouth not in your hand, appropriate since this company is associated with M&M/Mars. I've registered my chocolate addictions with the ACME Chocolate Registry. I've bookmarked it too, just in case my husband wants to find the perfect gift for me, I can steer him there!

I'm a chocoholic ... are you??
Answer the questions on the
Are You a Chocoholic? site to find out!

If you are, then this site is for you:
Chocoholic.com
... where you can buy candy and
find a new chocolate recipe every month

More sites for the chocoholic:
Journal of the U.S.S. Chocolattaa
All Things Chocolate
Name That Candybar site

Speaking of Candy Bars, visit the Recipe Goldmine page,
a site filled with recipes that use candy bars as an ingredient.

Search on "chocolate" in the allrecipes.com recipe finder below and see what goodies you can find!

How about this Bailey's Irish Creme Chocolate Cheese Cake?
Or maybe these Chocolate Coconut Cookies!
Cocoa Fried Chicken??? ...ummm that might be going a bit too far, even for chocolate lovers.

If you run out of recipes at that site,
try the Hershey's Kitchens Recipe Pages.
There are lots more recipes there!

       

During my research on this subject, I learned that "chocolate contains more than 300 identified chemical substances -- its flavor is so complex that efforts to synthesize the sweet taste in the test tube have failed". We can't duplicate this wonderful treat if we tried. All the more reason to:

"Save the Chocolate"

For a more in-depth chocolate education try these links:

The Exploratorium site and The Sweet Lure of Chocolate articles

USA Weekend chocolate article and another more recent article called Chocolate lovers, take heart

Click below to learn how to "save the chocolate" by saving the rainforest

UPDATE: A friend told me that a recent radio news broadcast claimed the cacao tree problems are now under control and no shortage of chocolate will occur. I'm not sure I believe that and the risk of it being false is too great, so I'll continue my quest to:

"Save the Chocolate"

Chocolate should never be allowed to become extinct

       

Come back soon, I'm doing more research into this tragic
situation and will give you more information as I get it :->

"Strength is the capacity to break a
chocolate bar into four pieces with
your bare hands-and then eat just
one of the pieces."
writer Judith Viorst

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