GOOD TASTES.DARK CHOCOLATE Ghirardelli Chocolate Co. is venturing into the gourmet arena with the introduction of its new line of Intense Dark Gourmet Chocolate Bars, hoping that consumers will discover the ultimate chocolate experience. They're available in 3.5-ounce bars in four flavors, each named after a pleasurable everyday moment. Among them are Twilight Delight, a deep rich chocolate; Citrus Sunset, dark chocolate fused with bits of orange and caramel crunch; Toffee Interlude interlude, development in the late 15th cent. of the English medieval morality play. Played between the acts of a long play, the interlude, treating intellectual rather than moral topics, often contained elements of satire or farce. , a slightly sweeter dark chocolate blended with crunchy toffee and caramelized almonds; and Espresso Escape, a dark chocolate with a blend of finely ground roasted espresso beans. Cocoa content varies from 48 percent to 72 percent, depending on flavor. Reviews were a bit mixed but tasters liked the Citrus Sunset and Toffee Interlude best. It all depends on how you like your chocolate -- plain or blended with other flavors. Suggested retail is $2.99 per bar at grocery stores and mass merchandisers. --Natalie Haughton WHITE HONEY White Gold Honey is a mild, raw, unheated, untreated, unfiltered Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since premium honey from Northern Canada Northern Canada is the vast northernmost region of Canada variously defined by geography and politics. Definitions and usage Also referred to as the Canadian North or (locally) as the North (it's imported to California in barrels) that's hand-packed in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, . It's really white because the nectar from the clover flower is white and the honey is not heated. The honey is great spread on toast, scones, English muffins or biscuits, used as a cereal topping, to sweeten sweet·en v. sweet·ened, sweet·en·ing, sweet·ens v.tr. 1. To make sweet or sweeter by adding sugar, honey, saccharin, or another sweet substance. 2. To make more pleasant or agreeable. tea or coffee, or to drizzle on cheeses like brie, Stilton or Gorgonzola. You can even put a dab on a cracker and top it with a piece of cheese or fruit, or use it to top fresh sliced berries or other fruits. Not a honey devotee (most are too sweet and have a distinct, strong, unappealing flavor), I was skeptical, but pleasantly surprised when I sampled the White Gold Honey as it was not overly sweet, but rather delicious and very mild. Unfortunately, it's not inexpensive, with a retail price of $14.99 for a 14-ounce glass jar at Williams-Sonoma or $11.99 for a 23-ounce plastic jar at Whole Foods markets. For more information, call Continental Systems in West Hills, the importer and packer, at (818) 340-3217. -- N.H. CHERRY FESTIVAL Head to Leona Valley Saturday morning for the annual Cherry Festival and Parade (roads will be closed from 10 a.m. to noon; the parade will be at 11 a.m.). After that you'll have a chance to pick cherries at four or five orchards (60 percent of the cherries will be late this year due to the weather, but most will be ripe and ready for picking by June 17 through July 4 at 23 orchards). For a list of orchards, directions and Web sites, go to www.cherriesupic.com. -- N.H. MORE COOKIES Pepperidge Farm Pepperidge Farm was founded in 1937 by Margaret Rudkin, who named the brand for a property her family owned in Connecticut (which itself was named for the pepperidge tree, Nyssa sylvatica). In 1961, the company was purchased by Campbell's. has introduced a new line of three Chocolate Delight Cookies along with two new Milano cookie flavors. The three delight flavors include Rialto Rialto, city (1990 pop. 72,388), San Bernardino co., S Calif., a residential suburb of San Bernardino; inc. 1911. The city has greatly expanded as a result of the economic and demographic growth of the southern California area. Chocolate Raspberry, chocolate scalloped scal·lop also scol·lop or es·cal·lop n. 1. a. Any of various free-swimming marine mollusks of the family Pectinidae, having fan-shaped bivalve shells with a radiating fluted pattern. b. cookies sandwiched with a raspberry filling, then dusted with powdered sugar; Seville Triple Chocolate, a fan-shape chocolate cookie layered with chocolate and sprinkled with chocolate crunchies Chocolate Crunchies, sometimes abbreviated Crunchies, are commonly used to make up a layer of ice cream cake. The layer of Chocolate Crunchies is generally sandwiched in between two layers of ice cream. ; and Marbella Chocolate Toffee, a fluted chocolate cookie with a layer of chocolate and toffee pieces. The Black and White and Amaretto am·a·ret·to n. pl. am·a·ret·tos An Italian liqueur flavored with almond. [Italian, diminutive of amaro, bitter, from Latin am styles have joined the Milano line. Although tasters didn't turn down the Chocolate Raspberry (the cookies were a bit rubbery; we would have liked them crisp) or the Black and White Milanos (nothing special), several would stick to other Pepperidge Farm cookie favorites, including Brussels, Sausalito, Nantucket, and Mint and Orange Milanos. Suggested retail prices range from $2.99 to $3.49 per package. -- N.H. CAPTION(S): 4 photos Photo: (1 -- color) White Gold Honey (2 -- 3 -- color) no caption (Ghirardelli chocolate) (4 -- color) no caption (cookies) |
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