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I see you ran with the idea! I love this story about German Chocolate Cake.

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Figured you'd enjoy this one. The Baker thing really caused me to slow down and zoom in on this little aspect. Thanks for the excellent conversation and ensuing idea!

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"...chocolate for drinking..." Specifically, I'm assuming, hot chocolate at one end, and drinks like Yoo Hoo at the other.

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From what I gather, it was almost all hot chocolate until fairly recently.

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In some old books, they talk about drinking "a cup of chocolate", and I just figured that was what that was.

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If you read through that "Ode to Chocolate" piece I linked to, it's a very thorough covering. I certainly didn't do it alone.

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I feel like I've told you this before, but I once interviewed a college professor who studied the relationship between food, history, and culture. He ftook me on a tour of a colonial home with a beehive oven. His name was also Andrew Smith.

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I challenge this doppelganger to a cooking and heel hooking contest, winner take all!

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Now you've got me cravin' some German's Chocolate cake.

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I'm a sucker for sugar, so I was all in when I started writing.

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Sachertorte is superior to German chocolate cake on every level including naming

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I'm pretty sure you're right, except potentially one level: convenience.

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Maybe there are some rogue Austrian bakers in your neighborhood? Else it's worth the trip - get some wienerschnitzel too

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I'll make my way to Austria eventually! I do mean to travel to every nation at some point if possible.

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What's next?! You'll be telling us that French fries aren't actually French or that Caesar Salad isn't named after what everyone suspects: James T. Caesar, my upstairs neighbor?!

This is madness!

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The French fry thing is actually a bit more nuanced than most folks initially think. Also, you're thinking of Sid Caesar, the guy who played Chief Caveman in History of the World Part I. Before 1980, we didn't have caesar salads. Thanks, Mel Brooks!

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Yeah, Brook Shields and Mel Gibson are the absolute worst!

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It's pronounced "wurst."

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