I stumbled across a How It’s Made video that brought back a memory. This episode showed how chocolate coins were made. I found it fascinating, which is weird because I’m not fond of chocolate coins.
In the video, quality chocolate was melted to make the coins. My experience is that chocolate coins are mediocre at best. This is why, in December 2008, after I scarfed down a bunch of chocolate coins, I decided that enough was enough and gave up all chocolate for 2009. I almost had a couple of slips (the brown spots in those pancakes weren’t blueberries), but I successfully met my goal. Unfortunately, I didn’t lose any weight because I ate more cheesecake than normal (I looooove cheesecake.)
I had been afraid I was addicted to chocolate, but it turned out I just like the stuff, and it doesn’t matter if it’s Ghirardelli or chocolate coins. I’m not sure I’ve had any chocolate coins since 2008, but after watching this video, I’d like to try one again—just one.