Chocloate Fondue was a big trend of the 70s and it is finding popularity again. Having a chocloate fondue party is a great way to entertain your friends. It is also an easy way to entertain.
Making a chocloate fondue is simple and something you can do even if your gourmet skills are not perfect. You can never go wrong when you choose to do a chocolate fondue. A tasty chocolate fondue is practically fool proof and something everyone is sure to enjoy.
1 Prepare your chocolate fondue by heating ¾ cup of heavy cream in a saucepan. It should almost boil, but do let it actually come to a boil. Remove it form the heat and add in 12 ounces of chocolate chips. Stir the chocolate until melted. Add in 2 tablespoons of corn syrup (if you are using milk chocolate chips then omit the corn syrup). Mix well.
2 Heat the fondue pot.
3 Pour chocolate in the fondue pot. Be careful to not splash the fondue outside of the pot.
4 Prepare items to be dipped by putting them on plates with skewers for dipping on the side. With chocolate you can choose any number of things, like cookies, cake, fruits or nuts.
5 Serve your fondue.
Or alternatively hire a chocolate fondue fountain by visiting www.premierfounduecompany.co.uk
Wednesday, 24 March 2010
Chocolate History
The Chocolate History begins some two millennia ago in the tropical rainforests of the Americas. Although the cacao tree had been around for some time, the natives had never used the beans inside the pods for food. Upon discovering that the seeds could be processed and used as a drink, it quickly caught on with these primitive people. The first people known to make chocolate from the cacao beans were the ancient cultures of Central America and Mexico. They would grind the beans and mix them with different seasonings and spices and then whip the beverage by hand until it was both frothy and spicy.
Chocolate History is amazing, the Olmec Indians are believed to be the first culture to grow the beans as a domestic crop, between 1500 and 400 B.C. From 250 to 900 C.E., the consumption of the beans was restricted to the elite class of the Mayan culture. Throughout these years, the drink was consumed unsweetened. Apparently the Mayan people valued the beans so highly that they planted them in their personal gardens so that they had easy access to them.
Around 600 A.D., the Mayans migrated into the northern regions of South America and began the earliest recorded plantations of cacao trees in the Yucatan. They used the beverage that they made in betrothal and marriage ceremonies.
Once the Aztec culture was able to abscond with some of the beans and learn how to make the beverage from them, they used them for medicinal purposes and in ceremonies such as weddings and religious rites. They believed that the beans were a gift from their gods. They are also the first known culture to tax the beans. Their name for the beverage that they made was "xocalatl", translated to warm or bitter drink. The beans also began, at that time, to be used as currency by the Mesoamerican cultures. They were not used to make chocolate until they were too worn to be used as currency.
The first European to learn of the history of chocolate was Christopher Columbus. He encountered a huge Mayan trading canoe piled high with the valuable beans. When the Spaniards invaded the Yucatan in 1517 and Mexico in 1519, they quickly caught on to the monetary value of the precious beans. They were not fond, however, of the warm, bitter and unsweetened drink which they received from the local people. It took some time, but they learned to adapt their taste buds to the drink and began to enjoy it.
The most popular story of the introduction of chocolate to Europe is that which credits Dominican friars with taking a delegation of Mayan nobles to the court of Prince Philip of Spain. As one of the many gifts which the nobles presented to the Prince, they gave him several jars of already processed cocoa chocolate fondu which was ready to drink. The Spaniards did not, however, share this much loved beverage with the rest of Europe for nearly a century!
Sometime during the 16th century, the Spanish people began adding flavoring like vanilla and sugar cane to the chocolate drinks. Thus, sweetened chocolate and chocolate fountains were invented. And recorded history shows that the popularity of the beverage grew to the point that regular shipments began from Veracruz, Mexico to Seville, Spain in 1582.
The records are not completely clear on how chocolate was introduced to the rest of Europe. It's thought that quite possibly it was distributed through monasteries and convents which were linked with Latin America. Jesuit Society members were major consumers of the drink and had become cocoa traders as well. A French Cardinal popularized the beverage in France
Chocolate History is amazing, the Olmec Indians are believed to be the first culture to grow the beans as a domestic crop, between 1500 and 400 B.C. From 250 to 900 C.E., the consumption of the beans was restricted to the elite class of the Mayan culture. Throughout these years, the drink was consumed unsweetened. Apparently the Mayan people valued the beans so highly that they planted them in their personal gardens so that they had easy access to them.
Around 600 A.D., the Mayans migrated into the northern regions of South America and began the earliest recorded plantations of cacao trees in the Yucatan. They used the beverage that they made in betrothal and marriage ceremonies.
Once the Aztec culture was able to abscond with some of the beans and learn how to make the beverage from them, they used them for medicinal purposes and in ceremonies such as weddings and religious rites. They believed that the beans were a gift from their gods. They are also the first known culture to tax the beans. Their name for the beverage that they made was "xocalatl", translated to warm or bitter drink. The beans also began, at that time, to be used as currency by the Mesoamerican cultures. They were not used to make chocolate until they were too worn to be used as currency.
The first European to learn of the history of chocolate was Christopher Columbus. He encountered a huge Mayan trading canoe piled high with the valuable beans. When the Spaniards invaded the Yucatan in 1517 and Mexico in 1519, they quickly caught on to the monetary value of the precious beans. They were not fond, however, of the warm, bitter and unsweetened drink which they received from the local people. It took some time, but they learned to adapt their taste buds to the drink and began to enjoy it.
The most popular story of the introduction of chocolate to Europe is that which credits Dominican friars with taking a delegation of Mayan nobles to the court of Prince Philip of Spain. As one of the many gifts which the nobles presented to the Prince, they gave him several jars of already processed cocoa chocolate fondu which was ready to drink. The Spaniards did not, however, share this much loved beverage with the rest of Europe for nearly a century!
Sometime during the 16th century, the Spanish people began adding flavoring like vanilla and sugar cane to the chocolate drinks. Thus, sweetened chocolate and chocolate fountains were invented. And recorded history shows that the popularity of the beverage grew to the point that regular shipments began from Veracruz, Mexico to Seville, Spain in 1582.
The records are not completely clear on how chocolate was introduced to the rest of Europe. It's thought that quite possibly it was distributed through monasteries and convents which were linked with Latin America. Jesuit Society members were major consumers of the drink and had become cocoa traders as well. A French Cardinal popularized the beverage in France
Monday, 22 March 2010
Chocolate fountain hire for London
Chocolate fountain Hire
Chocolate fondue fountains for all occasions....
Chocolate fountain hire...a tasty alternative to the norm....The Chocolate Fountain is an unforgettable conversation piece that creates an atmosphere of luxury.Chocolate fountain hire is convenient for many special occasions. Over the past few years chocolate fondue fountains have fast become a must have at Weddings to Anniversaries, we have also provided our chocolate fountain hire service to support corporate events such as Launch Parties and Film Premieres...Your guests will simply love the Chocolate Fountain experience (Chocolate Fountain experience).
London Chocolate Fountains - all across the UKThe Premier Chocolate Fondue Company has been established since 2004. We offer our clients the cost efficient service of hiring chocolate fountains (Chocolate fountain hire) and have an extensive client base that stems from London right across the UK. Our professional staff are friendly, experienced and passionate about our business.
Fondue Fountains for Weddings Birthdays and Corporate events...Over recent years Chocolate Fountains (Chocolate Fountains) have become the talking point at Weddings, Birthdays and Corporate Events. The Premier Fondue Company strives to provide a professional service to ensure that your guests have the ultimate Chocolate Fountain experience.
Chocolate fountain hire for house hold company names
We provide our client with the ability to hire a full range of Chocolate Fountains from the standard chocolate fondue to a prestigious and luxurious Baileys Chocolate Fountain (luxurious Baileys Chocolate Fountain).
The Premier Chocolate Fondue Companies aims is to provide our clients with a professional one stop shop hiring service and have over the years secured exclusive contracts from established multinational clients, these include Unicef, Royal Air Force (RAF), Cisco to The BBC, Barclays Bank and Virgin books.
At Premier Fondue we only use the very best Belgian chocolate in our fountains. It is also very important to us to provide our clients with a full variety of chocolate fountains, these include the following...
• White Chocolate Fountain• Milk Chocolate Fondues• Dark Chocolate Fondues
You can also hire flavoured Chocolate Fountains such as....
• Pink Chocolate Fondues• Orange chocolate fountain• Hazelnut chocolate fountain• Cappuccino Chocolate Fondues• Caramel Chocolate Fountain• Green chocolate fountain Lemon and Lime flavour
Further information can be found on our chocolate fountain hire packages (Chocolate fountain hire packages) page.
We are an established, authorised and certificated company and proudly hold Food Hygiene Certificates, Public Liability Insurance, health and Safety, PAT Electrical safety certificates across all of our chocolate fountains.
Chocolate fondue fountains for all occasions....
Chocolate fountain hire...a tasty alternative to the norm....The Chocolate Fountain is an unforgettable conversation piece that creates an atmosphere of luxury.Chocolate fountain hire is convenient for many special occasions. Over the past few years chocolate fondue fountains have fast become a must have at Weddings to Anniversaries, we have also provided our chocolate fountain hire service to support corporate events such as Launch Parties and Film Premieres...Your guests will simply love the Chocolate Fountain experience (Chocolate Fountain experience).
London Chocolate Fountains - all across the UKThe Premier Chocolate Fondue Company has been established since 2004. We offer our clients the cost efficient service of hiring chocolate fountains (Chocolate fountain hire) and have an extensive client base that stems from London right across the UK. Our professional staff are friendly, experienced and passionate about our business.
Fondue Fountains for Weddings Birthdays and Corporate events...Over recent years Chocolate Fountains (Chocolate Fountains) have become the talking point at Weddings, Birthdays and Corporate Events. The Premier Fondue Company strives to provide a professional service to ensure that your guests have the ultimate Chocolate Fountain experience.
Chocolate fountain hire for house hold company names
We provide our client with the ability to hire a full range of Chocolate Fountains from the standard chocolate fondue to a prestigious and luxurious Baileys Chocolate Fountain (luxurious Baileys Chocolate Fountain).
The Premier Chocolate Fondue Companies aims is to provide our clients with a professional one stop shop hiring service and have over the years secured exclusive contracts from established multinational clients, these include Unicef, Royal Air Force (RAF), Cisco to The BBC, Barclays Bank and Virgin books.
At Premier Fondue we only use the very best Belgian chocolate in our fountains. It is also very important to us to provide our clients with a full variety of chocolate fountains, these include the following...
• White Chocolate Fountain• Milk Chocolate Fondues• Dark Chocolate Fondues
You can also hire flavoured Chocolate Fountains such as....
• Pink Chocolate Fondues• Orange chocolate fountain• Hazelnut chocolate fountain• Cappuccino Chocolate Fondues• Caramel Chocolate Fountain• Green chocolate fountain Lemon and Lime flavour
Further information can be found on our chocolate fountain hire packages (Chocolate fountain hire packages) page.
We are an established, authorised and certificated company and proudly hold Food Hygiene Certificates, Public Liability Insurance, health and Safety, PAT Electrical safety certificates across all of our chocolate fountains.
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