1. By Sydnie Anytime is a Good Time for Chocolate

2. Where it All Started Chocolate all started as a bitter, powdered drink made by the Mayans. The knowledge of the drink spread to the Aztecs and then to the Spanish. Eventually chocolate became popular in all European countries.

3. Chocolate houses were the place where the rich hung out to drink chocolate. In 1730 a machine was made that could grind chocolate and make it cheaper. In 1847 the first chocolate bar was made in England. John Cadbury opened his chocolate shop in 1824 The Road to Popularity

4. No, It’s too expensive. Hey Mom, can we get some chocolate? Aww man! Hey wait up! I made a chocolate machine! Now we can make chocolate cheaper for everyone! Awesome!

5. CHOCOLATE WAS STILL BITTER!!

6. Solution: He tried to put grass, edelweiss, and cheese until he finally found the answer… Daniel Peter, a Swiss chocolatier

8. Now… Chocolate is used all of the time as a snack, or a gift. Chocolate is part of many of our traditions.

9. Halloween One of the most famous holidays for chocolate is Halloween. 109.6 million houses were predicted to give out candy. (Mostly chocolate of course!)

10. Valentines Day In 1995 35 million heart shaped boxes of chocolate were purchased.

11. Other best-selling chocolate holidays are Easter and Christmas.

12. Anytime, anywhere, people love chocolate. It will remain one of our favorite deserts forever…

13. Chocolate: A Sweet History by Sandra Markle Chocolate by Jacqueline Boynton www.wikipedia.com www.factmonster.com www.funology.com www.brainybetty.com http://www.cadbury.com/ http://www.finedarkchocolate.com www.dogpile.com www.mididelight.com www.telivisontunes.com Works Cited