The Mars Real Chocolate Relief Act is about putting the flavor of real chocolate back into the world! The real chocolate relief act is a program sponsored by Mars to give away 250,000 free chocolate bars every Friday through October 2009. Mars is proud of the fact that they have real chocolate – they claim their chocolate does not have artificial flavoring, but rather the flavor comes from the real cocoa butter it uses. They claim when you are buying chocolate to steer clear of packaging that uses the terms “chocolate flavor”, “chocolate coating”, “chocolaty”, or “made with chocolate”, and rather stick with items that say “milk chocolate,” “semi-sweet chocolate” or “bittersweet chocolate” to ensure you get not just the best flavor, but real chocolate in what you are buying.
One favorite summer treat – the Klondike bar – a chocolate-coated vanilla ice cream dessert with a picture of a polar bear on the wrapper -comes in a surprising variety of flavors! The six original flavors ice cream dating back to 1922 included:
vanilla
strawberry
chocolate
grape
maple
cherry
A variety of flavors followed afterwards including cappuccino, caramel, york peppermint patty, neapolitan, reese’s, oreo, fudge, heath/toffee, and butterscotch.
The best of all these flavors though is the plain old traditional vanilla Klondike bar – one summer treat you’ve got to treat yourself to!
The ice cream Klondike Bar!
Sweet Ice Tea is one of the best drinks for the summer. Sweet tea is commonly enjoyed in the southern states more than others, but it makes no difference which state you are in as long as you have some tea and sugar. Sweet tea is made from black tea leaves, brewed per the directions on the box, then infused with sugar water (or simple syrup) usually to taste. The taste for sweet tea drinkers is to have the tea sweet, very sweet, hence the sweet part in the name sweet tea. Since summer is here I would suggest making a nice pitcher of the iced tea, pouring it over a full cup of ice, and enjoying the refreshing flavors of sweet tea.
Looking for the best recipes for every day cooking? By far the best place to find recipes for any meal is at the foodnetwork. The network has all the information you need all in one simple website. Whether you are looking for something healthy to cook for the heart, heart healthy recipes! Or if you love to grill and are looking for the best grilling recipe, the food network website if your free recipe haven. If you haven’t already been to the mother of all food sites I suggest you check it out the foodnetwork and find you favorite recipe.
Here is a quick and easy way to add your own flavor water. Water flavoring is common in bottled water sold at stores. But if you are not one who wants to pay for bottled water but you still want the water with added flavor why not do it yourself?
Add some flavoring to your water!
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