Norwich, Conn.'s "Rich" History
In a fun column from the Norwich Bulletin,
Chocolate has rich history here tells the story of chocolate's immigration from Mexico to Spain to England, and back to the New World again with the addition of milk and sweeteners.
Trendy, and some thought addictive, chocolate became popular with the "rebels" even before American independence. Norwich's Christopher Leffingwell established the town's first mill in 1770. It was a drink at first, before it became the solid treat we know today.
In related news, Carol Off's Bitter Chocolate: Investigating the Dark Side of the World's Most Seductive Sweet, recently published from Random House, is reviewed on blogcritics.com. Not quite as a cheery story, but very informative.