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Ganong: a Sweet History of Chocolate.


Ganong Ganong may refer to:
  • Ganong Bros. Limited, a Canadian chocolates company
  • Gilbert Ganong, Canadian politician and co-founder of Ganong Bros. Limited
  • Arthur Ganong, Canadian politician
: a Sweet History of Chocolate The history of chocolate is very diverse from its naming to its creation. Etymology
The name chocolate most likely comes from the Nahuatl language, indigenous to central Mexico, although it may have been influenced by the Mayan languages.
 

David Folster

Goose Lane

330-500 Beaverbrook Bea·ver·brook   , First Baron Originally William Maxwell Aitken. 1879-1964.

Canadian-born British publisher, financier, and politician. He founded his press empire on the Daily Express (1916) and the Evening Standard
 Court, Fredericton NB Canada E3B 5X4

0864924801 $24.95 www.gooselane.com

The Ganong family is famous for its Delecto brand of chocolate, which propelled the company into being a leading candy candy: see confectionery.
candy

Sweet sugar- or chocolate-based confection. The Egyptians made candy from honey (combined with figs, dates, nuts, and spices), sugar being unknown.
 maker: here's a history of the family business and its specialties, surveying the two Canadians who opened a grocery store and set out to invent their own trademark brands of chocolates, turning their family venture into a world-wide company. A focus on marketing techniques will reveal the basics of promotion to cooks who like inventing new productions, while the addition of vintage and colorful illustrations enhances a lively survey key to understanding chocolate-making history as a whole. Libraries will find it an excellent display choice.
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Date:Feb 1, 2007
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