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The world’s biggest chocolate-maker says we’re running out of chocolate - The Washington Post
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My Wife is going to have a fit!
I always maintained we hit peak-chocolate back in the mid-90s.
Developed countries like the US rode the chocolate horse to economic growth without concern in the '20s and '30s, never considering it a finite resource or pondering the sustainability of the industry. As W. Wonka, President of the lobbyist organisation Chocolate Starfish said "Chocolate doesn't grow on trees you know."
Now of course emerging super-economies like China and India perhaps justifiably balk when asked to consider their chocolate footprint in the face of their recent spectacular growth. As Chinese minister for chocolate Mil Key Weh stated at the recent Kyoto Summit: "For years, American Capitalism has driven the Hershey Highway. Now China wants a piece of that action!"
It is now an open secret that the CIA (chocolate intelligence agency) has been making repeated incursions into South America with the hope of securing cocoa supply into the future. Political analyst Reece S. Pieces explains: "The CIA cover story about the war on drugs is patently laughable. We all know why they are down there. And the war in Iraq was a chocolate disaster - we all remember the pictures of the chocolate left to burn in the Iraqi Fondue fields."
Yep, we are in trouble alright. Me, I've been stock-piling carob since the '70s.
James.
The US has known this for a long time, which is probably why they switched actual chocolate with a low quality subsitute.
In fact, to call American chocolate 'chocolate' at all is a stretch
This comment was brought to you from Belgium, home of the real chocolate experience.
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Btw, we could switch the term 'chocolate' in this post for 'beer' or 'waffles' and it would still be accurate
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You, sir, won today's threadQuote:
Originally Posted by Bruno
I don't know about waffles but I am with you on the beer, Palm in particular, and chocolates. I am going to have to try the waffles next time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruno
Bob
Next you'll be claiming they also have the best hand forged razors ! :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruno
That's harsh Bruno, real harsh about the beer that is....
When I read this the other day,,, I went that night & bought 3 more bags of M&M's,,,,,,,,,,,the Best Chocolate in the Hole World,,,, :beer2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpnS52B11KE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOEjpHH9-5I
When I was a kid and you had flapjacks you used real maple syrup. The two brands that prevailed were Log cabin and Vermont Maid and they both contained around 75% maple syrup or more. Then over time they lowered the maple syrup content until Log Cabin contained 0% and Vermont Maid had 1% (just for laughs I guess). They even changed the name to Pancake Syrup and now probably 99% of Americans wouldn't know true maple Syrup if it bit them in the butt.
Chocolate will always be available if you have the cash and for the masses worse comes to worse there will be some substitute and 20 years later folks won't even be able to spell the word chocolate.