Yes, milk chocolate is a good source of zits, but I've been zit-free since I
converted to only eating dark chocolate. Typical dark chocolate has just a
few ingredients: cocoa powder and perhaps cocoa butter; sugar; vanilla; and
perhaps soy lecithin as an emulsifier. Some dark chocolates only have cocoa
powder and sugar. The taste varies widely because of the type of cacao bean
and the processing methods (fermentation, roasting, etc.).

Instead of regular grocery-store cocoa powder, which is usually Dutch
processing (treated with alkalki to reduce the acidity), I've been
interested in finding a cocoa powder that is not Dutch processed. Anyone
know of a source? I haven't looked for it seriously yet.

Geoff

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"Geoffrey Bard" wrote in message
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Dark chocolate (truly "dark", that is around 60%+ cacao bean solids) has
recently come to the spotlight has being a beneficial health food and not
really a candy. Yet its chemical analysis appears horrifying, having
over
500 different organic chemicals (try chomping on cocoa nibs...it doesn't
taste so good). But it's still a plant food and has proven benefits to
humans who ingest it regularly.


It depends on how it's made, and how much you consume... chocolate could
be healthy. Milk chocolate candy is mostly milk fats and waxes.

I really preffer making my own chocolate- boil some water, put in some
Hershey's chocolate baking powder, stir a while, add a little sweetener.
It's almost like coffee in how strong it tastes.

"Tea" wrote in message ...
"Mike Petro" wrote in message
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[snip]
Coca is not chewed in the US, sending small trace amounts into the body.
It's snorted or smoked or shot- all of which are lethal delivery systems.
Popy juice is not but with wine and used in minute amounts in the US- it's
processed to deliver the biggest hit it has. And as for pot, any grower
will tell you that the plants are bred to give a much higher high than they
did in the 50s or even 70s- the cannibis available now is not mild.
Meanwhile, one can easily buy decaf coffee, tea and cola, and different
types of these products have different levels fo the drug in them. Not a
single person so far as anyone knows has died solely of caffeine poisoning
from drinking too much tea, or suffered brain and/or motor damage. I can
show you plenty of ****ed-up potheads though, just as I can show you plenty
of ****ed-up alcoholics, cigarette smokers, and dope fiends.


Yes, prohibition has made people find ways to concentrate drugs to
make smuggling them more profitable. You can thank the Drug Warriors
for that.

"Tea" wrote in message ...
"Mike Petro" wrote in message
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[snip]
Coca is not chewed in the US, sending small trace amounts into the body.
It's snorted or smoked or shot- all of which are lethal delivery systems.
Popy juice is not but with wine and used in minute amounts in the US- it's
processed to deliver the biggest hit it has. And as for pot, any grower
will tell you that the plants are bred to give a much higher high than they
did in the 50s or even 70s- the cannibis available now is not mild.
Meanwhile, one can easily buy decaf coffee, tea and cola, and different
types of these products have different levels fo the drug in them. Not a
single person so far as anyone knows has died solely of caffeine poisoning
from drinking too much tea, or suffered brain and/or motor damage. I can
show you plenty of ****ed-up potheads though, just as I can show you plenty
of ****ed-up alcoholics, cigarette smokers, and dope fiends.


Yes, prohibition has made people find ways to concentrate drugs to
make smuggling them more profitable. You can thank the Drug Warriors
for that.

"Tea" wrote in message ...
"Mike Petro" wrote in message
...

[snip]
Coca is not chewed in the US, sending small trace amounts into the body.
It's snorted or smoked or shot- all of which are lethal delivery systems.
Popy juice is not but with wine and used in minute amounts in the US- it's
processed to deliver the biggest hit it has. And as for pot, any grower
will tell you that the plants are bred to give a much higher high than they
did in the 50s or even 70s- the cannibis available now is not mild.
Meanwhile, one can easily buy decaf coffee, tea and cola, and different
types of these products have different levels fo the drug in them. Not a
single person so far as anyone knows has died solely of caffeine poisoning
from drinking too much tea, or suffered brain and/or motor damage. I can
show you plenty of ****ed-up potheads though, just as I can show you plenty
of ****ed-up alcoholics, cigarette smokers, and dope fiends.


Yes, prohibition has made people find ways to concentrate drugs to
make smuggling them more profitable. You can thank the Drug Warriors
for that.