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[Stefan li Rous]

Phillipa Seton commented:  
> Good one Mordonna!!!
> Your comment really made me laugh!  People tend to froget that "when
> chocolate was first invented"  (ha ha) it didn't contain that *other* magic
> ingredient FAT  (cocoa butter? butter fat? ) It was a bitter tasting drink
> that was at first used medicinally.

I think sugar may be one of the ingredients you are thinking of. I believe
it also often contained peppers which are seldom included these days. Early
chocolate has been discussed here and elsewhere. Those interested in some
of these discussions and referances might be interested in this file in
the FOOD-SWEET-DECORATED section of my Florilegium:

chocolate-msg     (33K)  9/29/98    History and description of early chocolate.
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/rialto/chocolate-msg.html
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