Year: 2009

PRODUCT REVIEW: Hershey’s Extra Dark Chocolate Assortment

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We kissed a Hershey’s Extra Dark and we liked it. Well, we didn’t kiss it, we ate it, and the whole pouch, at that—but only after inhaling the wonderful chocolate and fruit aroma, listening to its snap and checking out the mouthfeel, which is as close to kissing chocolate as a normal person gets. (Yes,…
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VALENTINE’S DAY GIFTS: Cupcakes & Samuel Adams Chocolate Bock Beer

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You haven’t gotten your Valentine anything yet? Avoid the mobs at the chocolate stores and head for the nearest bakery. If you’d planned ahead, places like Magnolia Bakery in New York City would have already delivered cupcakes to your loved one(s), but it’s too late for that now. See if you can call ahead and…
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NEWS: O.J. Has Bigger Carbon Footprint Than Water

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According to the U.K.’s Carbon Trust consultancy, Tropicana has revealed that the carbon footprint of a liter of its Pure Premium orange juice—including packaging, distribution and orange growing and squeezing—emits 0.9kg of carbon dioxide. Thirty five percent of the emissions come from the fertilizer used to grow the oranges; the fertilizer alone is responsible for…
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