Using small rewards can serve as positive reinforcement. In the classroom, as busy as it is, you want to be sure your students are as focused and well-behaved as possible. Some students may genuinely love to learn, and completing assignments… Read More
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Different Chocolate Flavors from Around the World
Once upon a time, chocolate flavors consisted of dark, milk, or white. Today, there are literally thousands of different flavors of chocolate. These range everywhere from slightly unusual to downright strange. Let’s take a look at a few of these… Read More
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The Anatomy of a Chocolate Truffle
Have you ever wondered what’s inside a chocolate truffle? Well, although it shares the name, it’s not a mushroom – truffles can be mushrooms typically found underground and dug up by specially trained European pigs. But in this case, a… Read More
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What Makes Sweet and Salty the Ultimate Flavor Combination?
The five basic flavors that humans can experience are sweet, salty, bitter, sour, and savory. For a very long time, we have believed that the tongue was divided into different sections that would pick up on the different flavors. Now,… Read More
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The Health Benefits of Eating Dark Chocolate
In recent years, scientists have been learning a lot about the possible health benefits of dark chocolate. Chocolate lovers rejoice – your favorite treat can also be good for you! Keep in mind that some dark chocolate can also be… Read More
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All about Marshmallows!
Marshmallows are a classic treat. They come in many shapes, sizes, colors, and flavors. Marshmallows are also incredibly versatile. You can roast them over a campfire or drop a couple into a mug of hot cocoa. However you choose to… Read More
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How to Make the Perfect S’more
National S’mores Day is August 10th. What could be better than the union of chocolate, graham crackers, and marshmallow? It’s unknown who the true creator of the s’more was, but the first recipes for this treat appeared in 1927, where… Read More
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A Short History of Salt Water Taffy
Summertime brings to mind the beach, and at the beach there’s plenty of treats to choose from! One of the most iconic of these treats is salt water taffy. Perhaps the deliciousness of this treat has made you curious about… Read More
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The Difference between Milk Chocolate and Dark Chocolate
Chocolate gets its wonderful flavor from the cacao bean. But if you happened to see cacao beans growing, you would NOT want to eat them. Cocoa by itself is actually quite bitter, so we need to add other ingredients to… Read More