Chocolate Companion

Name: Chocolate Companion
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ISBN: 9781883283025

✍️ Shade Rogers, Cynthia

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📚 EDITORIAL REVIEW

“This book suits home bakers who love nostalgic American treats and want straightforward, comforting sweets without fuss. If you are looking for avant-garde pastry arts, intricate tempering techniques, or modern molecular gastronomy, you will definitely be disappointed here.

— Editorial Team

Author

Shade Rogers, Cynthia

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🏛 Brick Tower Press 📅 2022 📔 Paperback ISBN: 9781883283025

📝 Description: Chocolate Companion

If you know anyone who likes chocolate or perhaps you care to try some yourself, this book has it all. Rogers begins her prose by telling us about the history of chocolate, or how this New World taste traveled around the globe. From its origins as an early colonial commodity to chocolate bars for US soldiers during Operation Desert Storm, Rogers takes you and your taste buds through an array of aromatic delights. From Old-Fashioned Steamed Chocolate Pudding to Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Balls (they melt in your mouth), everyone who has ever appreciated chocolate must have this book.

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Eatbook Family editorial team

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Shade Rogers delivers a charming blend of history and recipe collection that appeals to chocolate lovers. The prose effectively traces the ingredient's global journey, making it engaging for casual readers. However, the book lacks detailed nutritional information or advanced technique guides, so it will not suit professional chefs seeking complex methods. It is best for those who want simple desserts like steamed pudding alongside a light historical overview.

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⭐ eatbookfamily.com editorial review Editorial rating 4.5/5

★★★★★

This book suits home bakers who love nostalgic American treats and want straightforward, comforting sweets without fuss. If you are looking for avant-garde pastry arts, intricate tempering techniques, or modern molecular gastronomy, you will definitely be disappointed here.

Reader rating

4.4

Based on 1 reviews

Eatbook Family editorial team

Shade Rogers delivers a charming blend of history and recipe collection that appeals to chocolate lovers. The prose effectively traces the ingredient's global journey, making it engaging for casual readers. However, the book lacks detailed nutritional information or advanced technique guides, so it will not suit professional chefs seeking complex methods. It is best for those who want simple desserts like steamed pudding alongside a light historical overview.

❓ Frequently asked questions

Because this focuses on traditional American home baking, standard US cup measurements and common household units are used throughout.

Yes, the recipes rely on accessible supermarket staples like cocoa powder, chocolate bars, and everyday baking supplies rather than specialty artisan items.

📖 Who should read this

📜 Historical context

The book explores the rich narrative of chocolate, tracing its journey from early colonial trade routes to modern times, including comforting rations provided to troops during Operation Desert Storm. It celebrates chocolate not just as a gourmet luxury, but as a deeply rooted staple of comfort food history.