For The Love Of Chocolate

Indianapolis 500 Milk Bottle

The Drink of Milk in Victory Lane For over 70 years, winners of the Indianapolis 500 have celebrated in Victory Lane (now Victory Circle) with a hearty swig from an ice-cold bottle of milk – a ceremony recognized around the world as unique to the Indy 500. In an interview shortly before his death in 1995, Meyer recalled that his favorite beverage during his driving years was buttermilk and that’s what he asked for following the second of his three wins. Three years later, on the occasion of his third 500-Mile victory, he was photographed drinking milk in Victory Lane. Several years after that, the Bottle of Milk became a permanent part of the post-race celebration when Anton “Tony” Hulman decided that milk was a wholesome and appropriate beverage for Victory Lane festivities. For those who may be wondering what the winning driver drinks, it’s no longer buttermilk. Today, it’s delicious, nutrient rich, ice-cold milk served in a glass quart bottle. The American Dairy Association of Indiana and its Indiana dairy farm families are responsible for ensuring that the Victory Circle tradition endures and prospers. In fact, Sports Illustrated magazine has recognized the bottle of milk given annually to the winner of the Indianapolis 500 as No. 1 among the "sports world's coolest prizes."

For The Love Of Chocolate

Posted on February 24, 2012 by jennikerrigan

Oh yes, for the love of chocolate! Chocolate might be the number one favorite food in America. Are you a chocolate lover? Even if you aren’t chances are that you have given someone that you love chocolate as a gift. There are chocolate lover clubs, websites and mailing lists. It has been proven that chocolate enhances your mood and does reduce depression. Dark chocolate contains healthy antioxidants. Like we NEEDED a reason to eat chocolate?!? And, of course, what goes amazing with chocolate? (…yes, wine does go perfect…) But milk is a close tie! You can feel good about eating your chocolate and drinking a glass of milk that is packed with nutrition. If you love chocolate try chocolate milk, which has the same nine essential nutrients as white.

It would be PERFECT if chocolate grew on trees wouldn’t it? Well an important ingredient used to make chocolate does grow on trees, the cacao bean. These valuable beans grow inside of large pods that sprout from the trunk of a large tree.

This summary of chocolate terminology will familiarize you with some of the most common chocolate varieties.

Milk Chocolate: This consists of at least 10% chocolate liquor (“raw” chocolate pressed from carob nibs) and 12% milk solids combined with sugar, cocoa butter and vanilla.

Sweet and Semi-Sweet Chocolate are made from 15-35% chocolate liquor, plus sugar, cocoa butter, and vanilla. Vagueness of the two terms causes them to commonly be called “dark” or “plain” chocolate.

Bittersweet and Bitter Chocolate: Bittersweet usually contains 50% chocolate liquor and has a distinct “bite” to the taste. Bitter or unsweetened chocolate liquor also is used in baking and is also referred to as “bakers” chocolate.

White Chocolate: White chocolate gets its name from the cocoa butter it contains, but does not contain chocolate liquor or any other cocoa products. By law, white chocolate must contain a minimum 20% cocoa butter, 14% milk solids, and a maximum of 55% sugar.

Hershey’s is one of the chocolate ‘greats.’ You can learn how they make chocolate and much more on their site!

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