SWEET TREATS, SOUR TRUTHS: NAVIGATING THE MINEFIELD OF EASTER CONFECTIONS

Easter chocolate costs are up. Learn why cocoa prices and ingredient quality affect your sweet treats this year. Find out what to look for.

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The price of Easter chocolate is higher this year, with cocoa costs and ingredient quality being the main reasons. Consumers are advised to check labels.

#EasterChocolate, #CocoaPrices, #ChocolateQuality, #EthicalSourcing, #ConsumerTips
https://newsletter.tf/easter-chocolate-price-cocoa-ingredient-quality/

Easter chocolate prices rise due to cocoa costs and ingredient quality concerns

Easter chocolate costs are up. Learn why cocoa prices and ingredient quality affect your sweet treats this year. Find out what to look for.

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I don't have much of a sweet tooth, so this is not quite my thing but those chocolate praline wafers look fun and are easy to make, so this should be a useful recipe for choc lovers:

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/apr/09/nigel-slater-recipes-chocolate-mascarpone-cake-and-chocolate-praline-wafers

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#Wafers
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Nigel Slater’s recipes for chocolate mascarpone cake, and chocolate praline wafers

Nutty chocolate and crisp praline sweet treats for Easter

The Guardian
Easter eggs: their evolution from chicken to chocolate

Serin Quinn explores why we associate eggs with Easter, and why chocolate eggs in particular.

North West Bylines
So even my sighted friends are as bemused as myself by #Easter imagery this year. A tin of #EasterChocolate I was gifted apparently displays rabbits happily emerging from eggs. There seem to be no images shown of rabbits actually laying eggs, leaving the question open of which came first, the bunny or the egg? The internet suggests that we have the Germans to thank for this extension of Holiday “magical thinking” into the Frankensteinian realm.
Map of America’s Favorite Easter Candies
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https://www.instacart.com/company/updates/whats-on-the-table-for-easter-and-passover/ <-- shared article
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“… the top 10 most popular Easter candies, here’s what is most likely to show up in goodie baskets this year…”
#GIS #spatial #mapping #easter #easter2023 #eastercandy #easterchocolate #candy #spatialanalysis #sales #favourite #favorite #fridayfunny #fridayvibes #America #USA