Chocolate! ... virtual talks

Finally, chocolate talks. I've written blog posts on chocolate, in fact my first post was on Raffald's Chocolate Puffs, and other posts on Liotard, his 'La Belle Chocolatiere' used on this Baker's Chocolate cover. Here is a list of upcoming and taped past talks on chocolate, in time for Valentine's Day. Dr. Leni Sorenson is giving a talk on colonial chocolate in the Atlantic world and Dr. Leslie Goddard on more modern chocolate candies. So listen to the doctors (and the others) talk about chocolate!

CHOCOLATE PUFFS 1786
Beat and sift half a pound of double-refined sugar, scrape into it one ounce of chocolate very fine; mix them together. Beat the white of an egg to a very high froth, then strew in your sugar and chocolate, keep beating it till it is as stiff as a paste. Sugar your papers, and drop them on about the size of a sixpence, and bake them in a very slow oven.
Raffald, Elizabeth. The Experienced English Housekeeper. London: 1786

TAPES

History of Chocolate. David Borghesani of American Heritage chocolates. National Archives. Jl 30 2020 TAPE . HERE

The History of Chocolate and the Military. Dave Borghesani, Mars Wrigley Chocolate Historian. Free samples to the first 500 who register. National Archives. Oc 27 2020 HERE TAPE HERE

Behind the Scenes: Mars Chocolate. David Borghesani. History to modern production and Mars Factory Virtual Tour. National Archives DC Dec 10 2021 TAPE HERE

The King’s Chocolate Kitchen at Hampton Court. Marc Meltonville of Hampton Court Palace in UK. Culinary Historians of Southern California. Oc 10 2021 TAPE HERE

Flavor Principle Puzzles: Chili Pepper, Chocolate and Tomatoes. Paul Rozin. CHoW Culinary Historians of DC Oc 11 2020 HERE TAPE HERE

Digital Chocolate Festival. origins. Celebrate Cacao (promotes, teaches about ethically made craft chocolate, UK. Oct 14-20 2020 HERE TAPE Facebook HERE

Chocolate history. David Greenwood-Haigh. Digital Chocolate Festival. Celebrate Cacao UK. Oc 15 2020 Program HERE TAPE Facebook HERE

Hanoverian Flavours on The King’s Table in the Long Eighteenth Century. Adam Crymble, Sarah Fox. The Institute of Historical Research (IHR) UK Jan 13 2021 HERE TAPE HERE

Milton Hershey: The Chocolate King. Biography TV TAPE HERE

Chicago’s Sweet Candy History. Leslie Goddard. Rolling Meadows Library. Se 22 2022 TAPE HERE

On the Chocolate Trail: A Delicious Adventure Connecting Jews, Religions, History, Travel, Rituals and Recipes to the Magic of Cacao. author Rabbi Deborah Prinz. Temple Emanuel Sinai. May 9 2021 TAPE HERE

Jewish Resilience Through Chocolate. Rabbi Deborah Prinz author On the Chocolate Trail: A Delicious Adventure Connecting Jews, Religions, History, Travel, Rituals and Recipes to the Magic of Cacao. Temple B'nai Israel – Clearwater. June 2020 TAPE HERE

The Ancient Story of Chocolate: Dr. Rosemary Joyce | Tiny Lectures. Archaeology Now. Feb 2021 TAPE HERE

Chocolate, Food of the Gods. Arlene Shaner. Library collection of the New York Academy of Medicine. TAPE HERE

Norwich: City of Chocolate. “twentieth century, Caley’s, Rowntree-Mackintosh and Nestle employed thousands of people and filled the city’s streets with the smell of chocolate.” Facebook premiere. Edible England. Se 18 2021 HERE 15 min TAPE HERE

Chocolate Making. Colonial Williamsburg. Trades Tuesdays. Facebook Live. Feb 9 2021 TAPE HERE

Colonial Chocolate in the Atlantic World. Dr. Leni Sorenson. A cacao grinding stone was at Stratford Hall, proof that enslaved cooks like Caesar made chocolate for the Lee family. Stratford Hall VA Feb 13 2021 Info and TAPE at bottom of page HERE

Decolonizing Cacao: An Introduction to Indigenous, Colonial and Decolonial Uses of Cacao. Gillian Goddard. Residency Unlimited (RU) NYC /Dec 12, 13 2020 SOLD OUT/ HERE. TAPE HERE

Bloody Chocolate: Contraband and Violence in Eighteenth Century Costa Rica. History Indoors. UK Dec 2 2020 HERE TAPE HERE

Militant candies in the Soviet Union. “analysis of 200 Soviet candy wrappers, printed in the 1920s-50s, they also fed people’s mind with propaganda. Dr. Raluca Parfentie. Digital Materialities Webinar series #7. Material Culture @LarcaParis Universite de Paris May 17 2021 HERE TAPE HERE

SCIENCE

Science of Chocolate. Michael Cima. MIT Club of Boston. Je 25 2020 TAPE HERE

The Science of Chocolate. “explore the chemistry behind chocolate and the ingredients” Selvyn Simoes. RCIScience Canada Feb 18 2021 HERE TAPE HERE

Viscosity, Pastry, and Chocolate. Marike van Beurden. Science and Cooking Public Lecture Series. Harvard Oc 26 2020 HERE TAPE HERE

Engineering chocolate. Maria Charalambides on “her work on engineering better-tasting, healthier chocolate.” Imperial College London UK Dec 1 2020 HERE TAPE HERE

PAST BLOG POSTS ON CHOCOLATE , 'Instant cocoa' (Racahout des Arabes), Liotard's images, Chocolate making equip, recipes HERE

Image from Choice Recipes. Chocolate and Cocoa Recipes by Miss Parloa and Home Made Candy Recipes by Mrs. Janet McKenzie Hill. Dorchester, Mass: Walter Baker & Co., 1913.
Cacao pods surround the figure originally done by Jean-Etienne Liotard (1702-1789) "The Chocolate Girl" (La Belle Chocolatiere) c1744 HERE

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