BOOK REVIEW - FIVE STARS
The Baker Chocolate Company: A Sweet History by Anthony M. Sammarco
Growing up with America, this popular brand was a standard product in homes across the nation. I loved the book’s historical impact with its beginning in precolonial Mexico thousands of years ago and then the popularity that has gone world wide.
The book takes the reader in to the age of corporate take overs and thus is timely.
EXCERPTS:
The exact significance and attributes of Quetzalcoatl varied somewhat between each of these civilizations and throughout history. Quetzalcoatl was often considered the god of the morning star, while his twin brother, Xolotl, was considered the evening star. As the morning star, Quetzalcoatl was known under the title Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli, which means literally “the lord of the star of the dawn.” He was known and worshiped as the inventor of books and the lunar calendar, the giver of maize corn to mankind and sometimes as a symbol of death and resurrection. Quetzalcoatl was also the patron of the priests and held the revered title of the Aztec high priest.
Baron Justus von Liebig (1803–1873), noted German chemist who made significant contributions to the analysis of organic compounds and the application of chemistry to biology and agriculture, was quoted in the 1893 edition of Baker Chocolate’s Choice Recipes, stating that chocolate is a perfect food, as wholesome as delicious, a beneficent restorer of exhausted power; but its quality must be good, and it must be carefully prepared. It is highly nourishing and easily digested, and is fitted to repair wasted strength, preserve health, and prolong life. It agrees with dry temperaments and convalescents; with mothers who nurse their children; with those whose occupations oblige them to undergo severe mental strains; with public speakers, and with all those who give to work a portion of the time needed for sleep. It soothes both stomach and brain, and for this reason, as well as for others, it is the best friend of those engaged in literary pursuits.
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