"Boron Elgar" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 08:51:33 -0500, Margaret Suran
> > wrote:
>
>
>>I noticed something else. Some of the large Chain Drug Stores, Rite
>>Aid in this particular case, are starting to carry more dark chocolate
>>items. Dove used to be the only ones until now, but yesterday I saw a
>>whole bin filled with packages of Dark Chocolate Hershey Kisses for
>>Valentine's Day. Hershey's Special, their dark chocolate is available
>>in all the stores now, something that was not so just a short time ago.
>>
>>Is this happening only in the New York City area or did others notice
>>it in their stores?
>
> It is available in more areas, according to my travels. Granted, I am
> not traveling to the hinterlands much, just the major metros.
>
> I think part of it is driven by the broad success of higher priced
> brands such as Dove & Scharffenberger in groceries and partly by the
> Atkins craze, as darker chocolates have less sugar & seem to be the
> "sneak treat" of low-carbers.
>
> Boron

I'm not a low-carber, and I don't sneak for my treats, but I think 'sneak
treat' is a cute phrase. Over a certain percentage of chocolate makes me
just as ill as the milk chocolate of about 58% to 64%. Certainly there must
be something in the processing. I can't figure it out.

Margaret, I buy from Costco or BJ's Ghiradelli's cocoa (unsweetened) in a
28oz size can. I agree it is delicious. As I recall, it is around $4.99 or
thereabouts.
Dee Dee