"I think of things to chew -- like honey, milk, and chocolate!"
Winnie the Pooh

"Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside."
Mark Twain

My favorite place is the Adolphus Hotel for high tea. I love it. I love the tea, and china, and sandwiches, and petit fours, and music...but one of the most anticipated treats is the parade of truffles!

My old favorite place was See's Candies. What I won't do for a Rum Nougat or a Mayfair! See's Candies are my reason for living! But there are none within daytrip distance of my home. There were advantages to living in California! I lived from See's care package to See's care package. But now one can get a See's mail order gift catalog at 1-800-347-7337. Celebrate and send yourself a gift! Many gifts!

My new other favorite place is The Sweet Shop outlet at Stayton and 6th in Fort Worth. One can buy a pound of non-absolutely-perfect truffles for $5 (my tastebuds can't tell the difference, but my wallet can!). If you can't go by The Sweet Shop in person, visit virtually...

or send someone a box of virtual chocolate.

Click on Lady Godiva to visit the site of Caroline's reason for living.

Chocolate lovers, Caroline and C, Christmas 1986

A more pedestrian treat, but a bite of heaven all the same...M&Ms;

THE RULES OF CHOCOLATE

~ If you've got melted chocolate all over your hands, you're eating it too slowly.

~ Chocolate covered raisins, cherries, orange slices & strawberries all count as fruit, so eat as many as you want.

~ The problem: How to get 2 pounds of chocolate home from the store in hot car. The solution: Eat it in the parking lot.

~ Diet tip: Eat a chocolate bar before each meal. It'll take the edge off your appetite and you'll eat less.

~ A nice box of chocolates can provide your total daily intake of calories in one place. Isn't that handy?

~ If you can't eat all your chocolate, it will keep in the freezer.

~ But if you can't eat all your chocolate, what's wrong with you?

~ If calories are an issue, store your chocolate on top of the fridge. Calories are afraid of heights, and they will jump out of the chocolate to protect themselves.

~ If I eat equal amounts of dark chocolate and white chocolate, is that a balanced diet? Don't they actually counteract each other?

~ Money talks. Chocolate sings.

~ Chocolate has many preservatives. Preservatives make you look younger.

~ Q. Why is there no such organization as Chocoholics Anonymous?
A. Because no one wants to quit.

~ If not for chocolate, there would be no need for control top pantyhose. An entire garment industry would be devastated.

~ Put "eat chocolate" at the top of your list of things to do today. That way, at least you'll get one thing done.

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