Boyer Candy Factory Tour Video
We came across a video tour of the Boyer Candy factory. It is from a couple years ago, from a PA-based cable channel. But not much has changed - Boyer Candy makes the famous Mallo Cup, and also make their own version of a peanut-butter cup called the Smoothie. Lastly you'll see the creation of their chocolate and peanut-butter covered pretzels (although that's not too exciting).
Check it out at PCN
For more Boyer goodness, check out I Love Mallo Cups.com
La Tienda owner provides passionate history of chocolate & Spain
Don Harris, an aficionado of Spain for more than 40 years, wrote a really brief but informative blog post about Spanish chocolate on his site, LaTienda leading up to Valentine's Day.
He starts in 1544 and moves through Columbus, Cortés and Prince Philip II; chocolate's origin in the Amazon; all the way through World War II. Its a great read for anyone wanting to learn more about the role of Spain in the chocolate world (hint: its a pretty big role).
Our favorite excerpt is below...mostly because we too want to build a chocolate room in our house!
"Soon any Spanish nobleman worth his salt reconfigured his house so that he would have a Chocolate Room - usually situated between the Large Hall and the drawing room. There, as a man of leisure, he would spend hours in pleasant conversation with significant friends and political associates."
Read the whole post here.
Still looking for Valentine's Day gift ideas? Check out Candy Snob's Valentine's Gift Guide.
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