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🍫Statistics 🍫 about 🍫CHOCOLATE🍫

lolakimono — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 11:49:42 GMT

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OKPrincess — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 12:47:52 GMT

I’m a chocoholic and I will do my part to keep the USA the #1 Importer of Chocolate 🍫

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Nataliesgramma — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 13:08:18 GMT

@OKPrincessI'll help you...LOL

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LIndaMJ — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 13:10:23 GMT

I too am a chocoholic and will do my part also!

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OKPrincess — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 13:16:18 GMT

@Nataliesgramma wrote:
@OKPrincessI'll help you...LOL

@LIndaMJ We have to stick together for the good of our country. Amen.

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meallen616 — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 13:31:03 GMT

Count me in too everybody!

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BirkiLady — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 18:24:33 GMT

@lolakimono @meallen616 @OKPrincess @LIndaMJ @Nataliesgramma Assuming you are all dark chocolate lovers, what percentage of cacao do you prefer? I'll answer later (having a piece as I write this). BTW: Fires near my condo in Silverthorne, CO are unbearable. We're heading home today. It's impossible to see or breathe. Very dangerous.

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Azcowgirl — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 18:47:41 GMT

@BirkiLady

I’m so sorry to hear about the fires....Silverthorne was my old stomping ground . Be safe !

I always have a stash of chocolate with almonds and eat some every day 😋

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OKPrincess — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 18:46:35 GMT

@BirkiLady wrote:
@lolakimono @meallen616 @OKPrincess @LIndaMJ @Nataliesgramma Assuming you are all dark chocolate lovers, what percentage of cacao do you prefer? I'll answer later (having a piece as I write this). BTW: Fires near my condo in Silverthorne, CO are unbearable. We're heading home today. It's impossible to see or breathe. Very dangerous.

@BirkiLady I’m so sorry about the fires in your area. They are so dangerous this time of year. I hope your condo is safe so I will say a special prayer for you. Take care. And yes, I love dark chocolate too. I. Not sure about the % but it taste good to me.

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BirkiLady — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 19:03:30 GMT

Concerned about the permanent residents and their health. Smoke is so thick and unhealthy. Many don't have elsewhere to go and/or cannot afford to leave until evacuation. Not worried about my property. It's a vacation home with our fun stuff. Contents are insured; building is insured through HOA. Friends (with me) are safe; nothing of sentimental value inside. Thanks for your kind words, @OKPrincess. The mountains are brittle from years of dry weather. This is my first trip in several years due to my mom's dementia and death last July.

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ECBG — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 22:26:58 GMT

How many cases can we get?????

(We have a Lindt Outlet Store around from our store!!!)!

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lolakimono — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 23:11:41 GMT

@BirkiLady

I am also sorry to hear about the fires. I will be thinking of you.

Funny story-

One year a student gave me chocolate for Christmas, and it might have been 80% cacao. I faithfully hand carried it to my vacation destination, and when I went to take a bite, it was like eating baker's chocolate. Honestly, I thought maybe with some peanut butter I could mask the taste. That didn't work either. I had to chuck it. So definitely NOT that high ever again!

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LIndaMJ — Mon, 23 Jul 2018 00:29:40 GMT

@BirkiLady, hope you will be home soon safe and sound. Thoughts and prayers for those who have permanent homes there. To answer your question, I do love both milk and dark chocolate. When I have the dark, typically it is 74%. I’m looking forward to hearing which is your favorite.

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BirkiLady — Mon, 23 Jul 2018 14:25:55 GMT

@lolakimono @LIndaMJ @ECBG @OKPrincess @Azcowgirl @meallen616 - The darker, the better for me . . . which means to some of you, bitter! The 72% is as low as I'll go; but my favorite, melt-in-my-mouth and sinfully-delicious is 86%. (Developing a taste for that smooth, soft chocolate is worth it.) Chocolate is known to be healthy for us. Keep USA #1 in exporters! Cheers to all dear Chocoholics!

As a diabetic, I haven't made chocolate chip cookies in years (since our son was living at home). He is now 45. I recall they didn't tempt me at all. Have no idea what percentage they are. Your story made me laugh!! Haven't we all tried that when cooking? Wonder if they are less expensive than the pricy dark chocolates I've become addicted to? (Dang, I hate to end a sentence with a preposition!)

The Eisenhower Tunnel held all of the smoke! It was a slow and trecherous experience driving through with blinders on. Dense fog-like conditions all the way to Golden. Pray for the firefighters. They have at least three fires going this side of the Continental Divide. How do they do it?

We lost an hour (different time zones) and need to hit the road. Having dinner in Kearney, NE with childhood friends. My parents moved to Lincoln the summer after second grade. Yes, we have kept in touch all . of . these . years! It helped that my parents owned duplexes and had an acreage in Kearney for years. See you later!