at Wed, 28 Jan 2004 05:50:24 GMT in <d99f69d7.0401272150.69423db0
@posting.google.com>, (JimL) wrote :

>THanks all for your replies.
>
>So, among all of this, and since I never mentioned any brands, I am
>guessing the consensus is that the chips are the same as the squares.
>I just save the labor of chopping.

I would conclude the consensus seems to be as follows: that chips are NOT
the same as squares, but that the differences are subtle and only important
if you're interested in the finest possible quality in your finished items.
So you *can* substitute, with reservations: the results may not be exactly
the same, but they're unlikely to be inedibly different, either. Meanwhile
if you're interested in high quality, it's worth a few hours to research
quality brands of chocolate and know enough to make some reasonable
choices.
--
Alex Rast

(remove d., .7, not, and .NOSPAM to reply)