3400 year old Chocolate Beer

[Gromit]

"Today, researchers say that residue of the chemical theobromine, which occurs in Mesoamerica only in the cacao plant used to make chocolate, is present in the shattered remains of liquid-holding pottery vessels dating from somewhere between 1400 and 1100 BC, marking the earliest known chocolate drink of the New World.

The results were astounding," says Dr McGovern. "Every vessel gave a positive signal for theobromine, the fingerprint compound for cacao in Central America."

This was an alcoholic fermented beverage made from the sweet pulp that surrounds the seeds of cacao, rather than a chocolate-flavoured drink made from the seeds."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xm l=/earth/2007/11/12/scichoc112.xml

Anyone remember Aztec Bars?

[China Doll]

Nope. Too young.

[jno]

of course this was well before Watney's perfected the art of beer manufacture. I don't think Mesoamericans invented the wheel either. No wonder the Spanish wiped them out.

[China Doll]

So is no one going to enlighten me as to the nature of an Aztec Bar?

(Oh yeah, can you or jno find a picture of Mrs Brady Old Lady from Viz and send it to Boo please? I tried the other night and couldn't find one as I'm rubbish at searches and you two always find better links than me. Purlease?)

[Gromit]

choccy bars

Can't find a Mrs Brady.

[China Doll]

They sound revolting.

Well if you can't find it either I don't feel like quite such a pleb.

[jno]

this the senior you had in mind, CD?

http://www.vizprints.com/lowres/47/main/1/1212 31.jpg

[China Doll]

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!!! jno I love you! Can you send the link to Boo please? She'll probably have totally forgotten what it was in relation to but it's been bugging me since! (GS says 'yeah right' by the way, I think you may need to get her some flowers).

[jno]

okay... sent 2 links to B00, as the first one turned out to be a man dressed as a frog; the second one was Mrs B. Have had a go at messaging GS, see how it works... Hang on while I try to make some mention of chocolate in order to put this post back on-subject... oh, here we are, classic movie moment...

http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/carto onists/cgo/lowres/cgon16l.jpg

[China Doll]

http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/food/ferrero-rocher/41 2194/

My favourite ^^

[jno]

oh, very classy, CD, outgrown Terry's have you?

[China Doll]

Oh yes, I'm trying to think what my second favourite chocolate is, I actually prefer nachos to chocolate really.

http://www.jellybelly-uk.com/index.shtml

^^^^ Those are my favourite sweets.

[beryllium]

Morning Luvlies :D

Now I would have thought that....

This

Would be Chinas fave ;) xxx

[China Doll]

Ooooh!! Can someone get me that for christmas please?!
Excellent.