953 nut 57,534 #1 Posted February 25 National Chocolate Covered Nut Day is on February 25 every year, and we’re here to help you amazingly celebrate the day. Do you know that it has been almost 100 years since the first chocolate-covered peanuts were sold? Chocolate is something we all love, and one of the ways to make it even better is to add yet another thing that we adore — nuts! It is said that the first mixture of chocolate and hazelnut happened during the 1800s in the northwestern Italian region of Piedmont. The paste was called ‘gianduja.’ This was way before even milk chocolate came into existence. Milk chocolate was born in 1876 when Swiss chocolatier Daniel Peter added dried milk powder to chocolate. In the 1900s, many companies such as Nestle started mass producing chocolate-covered nuts, and it soon became a favorite snack among people of all ages. 1 2 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmaynard 15,890 #3 Posted February 25 Wow! Am I ever ready for this day. I always have some of these in the kitchen. By the way, these are "medicinal". Dark chocolate is good for your heart and almonds lower your LDL cholesterol. 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjg854 11,862 #4 Posted February 25 I like the Dark Chocolate peanuts, myself 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 70,353 #5 Posted February 25 3 hours ago, rmaynard said: these are "medicinal". Dark chocolate is good for your heart and almonds lower your LDL cholesterol. Where do you get those? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MainelyWheelhorse 948 #6 Posted February 25 11 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Where do you get those? @ebinmaine I’d bet Hannaford, or a natural foods place like the Market Basket might have something like that. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmaynard 15,890 #7 Posted February 25 4 hours ago, ebinmaine said: Where do you get those? ALDI 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wayne0 852 #8 Posted February 25 We get chocolate almonds at Marshals here. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjg854 11,862 #9 Posted February 25 We have a Mennonite store here that has them. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 70,353 #10 Posted February 25 57 minutes ago, Wayne0 said: We get chocolate almonds at Marshals here. 42 minutes ago, rjg854 said: We have a Mennonite store here that has them. Both good ideas. There's a Marshall's in North Conway NH. Mennonite store in Brownfield ME. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
