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Pip Tiddlepip wrote:*grabs contadino and hustles him/her out of the room*

For god's sake, don't antagonise them! :shock:
Too late. The vein on my forehead is already pulsing!! :evil:
contadino wrote:Oh come on, there are loads of alternatives to ready made chocolate.
Like what? Chocolate is unique.
contadino wrote:You can make it yourself,
Er.. how? Where can I get fresh cocoa butter, which is essential if you want to make the real thing rather than Cadbury/Hershey style muck.(full of junk fats)
contadino wrote:there's carob,
Please!! Replacing chocolate with carob is like replacing butter with vaseline. Makes good pig feed but is unfit for human consumption, other than as a sweetener/ texturiser in industrial quality cakes etc.
contadino wrote:fruit leathers, etc...
Fruit leathers? now you've lost me.
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skeptik wrote:
contadino wrote:fruit leathers, etc...
Fruit leathers? now you've lost me.
Les boys do cabaret... (song by Dire Straits)
Soyez réaliste. Demandez l'impossible.
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RenewableCandy wrote: Les boys do cabaret... (song by Dire Straits)
Ah...gotcha.
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skeptik wrote:
contadino wrote:Oh come on, there are loads of alternatives to ready made chocolate.
Like what? Chocolate is unique.
Yeah, hence the need for alternatives..
skeptik wrote:
contadino wrote:You can make it yourself,
Er.. how? Where can I get fresh cocoa butter, which is essential if you want to make the real thing rather than Cadbury/Hershey style muck.(full of junk fats)
OK, so you're one of those "cocoa powder's not good enough for me" types. Yep, you're gonna miss chocolate then.
skeptik wrote:
contadino wrote:fruit leathers, etc...
Fruit leathers? now you've lost me.
They're like a wine-gum you can make yourself.
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Posting an image for the first time!

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Looks pretty good, doesn't it? Better start hoardiing it now.
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