Sacrilicious?
Dear Makers of This Chocolate Plagues Snack-Thing,
Thank you for making this Chocolate Plagues Snack-Thing. It's probably our favorite plagues-themed confection, like, ever.
We are particularly fans of your chocolate square that has pictures of boils on it. Mainly, this is because we never thought we'd say the words "chocolate square that has pictures of boils on it."
Godiva markets "chocolate-covered cherries", and they're okay, but you have given us pictures of llce. I hadn't thought about doing that before.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Brant
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Brant Hansen
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2:15 PM on March 25th, 2010
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Awesome! I hope they come out with the "Seven Seals" next. With all the horses and creatures and stuff.
Posted By Cynthia
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March 26, 2010 @ 6:24
Couldn't help but think of this Monty Python sketch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy6uLfermPU
Posted By Seaton
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March 27, 2010 @ 10:11
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy6uLfermPU
Just when I thought the whole "Christian subculture" thing couldn't get any more ridiculous...
P.S. Did you really send that message to the candy company? If you didn't you should and then post their reply on here.
Posted By Jordan Hester
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March 29, 2010 @ 5:54
P.S. Did you really send that message to the candy company? If you didn't you should and then post their reply on here.
Brant/All -
The link to the "Chocolate Plagues Snack-Thing" didn't work, so I'm not sure where the original article came from. However, it's not about the chocolate. In fact, it has very little to do with the chocolate itself, and nothing to do with Monty Python or the "Christian sub-culture".
The main driver behind the "Plagues on Chocolate" is that it is kosher for Pesach, or Passover. Normal chocolate is made with corn syrup, which according to the Ashkenazim tradition (European/American Jews) corn syrup is not kosher for Pesach. (Pesach has stricter kosher rules than normal.) Pesach is a kid-centric holiday to celebrate, remember, and learn about the actual "passover" in Egypt. However, without the use of key sweetening and baking ingredients, it's hard to make sweets that kids can enjoy. This is what the owners of the Illinois Nut & Candy store remember about Pesach, so they, as adults, are now producing a kosher for Pesach chocolate that can be enjoyed, all while keeping the celebration in tact.
(FYI, you wouldn't get a response from the candy company because they are closed for Passover week.)
I enjoy the sarcasm of the initial post, however there is another, very serious, side of the story.
Posted By Cory D. Jones
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March 30, 2010 @ 11:08
The link to the "Chocolate Plagues Snack-Thing" didn't work, so I'm not sure where the original article came from. However, it's not about the chocolate. In fact, it has very little to do with the chocolate itself, and nothing to do with Monty Python or the "Christian sub-culture".
The main driver behind the "Plagues on Chocolate" is that it is kosher for Pesach, or Passover. Normal chocolate is made with corn syrup, which according to the Ashkenazim tradition (European/American Jews) corn syrup is not kosher for Pesach. (Pesach has stricter kosher rules than normal.) Pesach is a kid-centric holiday to celebrate, remember, and learn about the actual "passover" in Egypt. However, without the use of key sweetening and baking ingredients, it's hard to make sweets that kids can enjoy. This is what the owners of the Illinois Nut & Candy store remember about Pesach, so they, as adults, are now producing a kosher for Pesach chocolate that can be enjoyed, all while keeping the celebration in tact.
(FYI, you wouldn't get a response from the candy company because they are closed for Passover week.)
I enjoy the sarcasm of the initial post, however there is another, very serious, side of the story.
