Bob Terwilliger wrote:
> Wayne wrote:
>
>> Some years ago I bought a 1940s Hamiton Beach Malt Mixer from a local
>> drugstore that was closing own their soda fountain. I order Horlick's
>> Malt online. I usually have U-Bet Chocolate Syrup on hand, so it's easy
>> to throw an honest-to-goodness chocolate malt together, and it's sooooo
>> good!
>
> I'm not crazy about U-Bet syrup. It tastes one-dimensional to me; it
> doesn't
> have the fragrance and complexity that other chocolate syrups (even
> Hershey's) have.
>
> I'm not ARGUING here; I'm just bemused: King Arthur Flour sells big blocks
> of a chocolate called Merckens. According to the King Arthur site, "The
> Chocolate Report" did a blind tasting of chocolates among some professional
> chefs, and Merckens came out on top. But it's got that same
> one-dimensional
> quality to me that U-Bet syrup has. I guess there are lots of people who
> don't like more-complex chocolate, so there's a market for this stuff, but
> I'm not part of it.
>
> Bob

I agree. I like chocolate that has different "notes".

My problem with U-Bet syrup is that now you can't find one labeled
as containing sugar--it's always sugar OR corn syrup. So, I don't
even get to the buying or tasting part.

--
Jean B.