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Chocolate is a Spanish loanword, first recorded in English in 1604, [1] and in Spanish in 1579. [2] However, the word's origins beyond this are contentious. [3] Despite a popular belief that chocolate derives from the Nahuatl word chocolatl, early texts documenting the Nahuatl word for chocolate drink use a different term, cacahuatl, meaning "cacao water".
Chocolate is perceived to be different things at different times, including a sweet treat, a luxury product, a consumer good and a mood enhancer. [168] Its reputation as a mood enhancer is driven in part by marketing. [169] Chocolate is a popular metaphor for the black racial category, [170] and has connotations of transgression and sexuality.
Over 220 products were introduced in the following decades, including the UK's first chocolate Easter egg in 1873 and Fry's Turkish Delight (or Fry's Turkish bar) in 1914. [18] The production of eating chocolate rose from about 10 tonnes in 1852 to over 1,100 tonnes in 1880; a Van Houten press was acquired and installed in 1868. [12]
Gradually beat in the flour mixture, then stir in the chocolate chips and optional nuts. If you skip the nuts, add in an additional 1-2 tablespoons of flour. The Original 1938 Toll House Cookie Mix
Food history is an interdisciplinary field that examines the history and the cultural, economic, environmental, and sociological impacts of food and human nutrition.It is considered distinct from the more traditional field of culinary history, which focuses on the origin and recreation of specific recipes.
Good & Plenty was first produced by the Quaker City Chocolate & Confectionery Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1893. [2] Although Necco Wafers is almost half a century older, Good & Plenty is the oldest continually produced American candy brand. [3] A second candy, Good & Fruity, is a multicolored, multi-flavor candy of the same shape.
Theories concerning the girl's headdress run from a cap cover to an echo of the colorful regional caps. [3] The girl's apron features a small bodice.The cup in which the chocolate is served is a trembleuse, supposedly used by people with shaking hands to avoid spilling, but in the 18th century strongly associated with drinking chocolate, then brewed rather strong and frothy.
19th-century illustration of a young girl with a plate of jumbles. A recipe for "Almond Jumballs" is known from 1694, made by combining ground almond with orange flower water or rose water, then adding sugar syrup, dry sugar and egg whites. The ingredients were pounded to make a paste and could be colored with chocolate or cochineal. They were ...