Chocolate History at Stetson House

Sat, 15 Feb, 2025 at 12:00 pm UTC-05:00

514 Hanover St, Hanover, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02339 | Hanover

Hanover MA Historical Society
Publisher/HostHanover MA Historical Society
Chocolate History at Stetson House
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Chocolate has one of the richest histories around. Long before full and fun-sized chocolate bars, long before the Christmas and Valentine’s Day boxes of assorted chocolates, it was a spiced, hot drink prized by the people of Central America. Europeans developed a passion for chocolate, most often “taking chocolate” as a breakfast drink. Learn about the surprising history of chocolate in early America, from bitter to sweet, from Mexico to Massachusetts, in this Hanover Historical Society program. Explore how chocolate was made from cacao beans through a process of harvesting, grinding, grating, and flavoring. See a demonstration using traditional chocolate-making equipment, a stone metate for grinding, a chocolate pot and molinillo for mixing and frothing, and spices like nutmeg, vanilla, and cinnamon for flavoring. And best of all, sample some traditional, spiced hot chocolate.
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514 Hanover St, Hanover, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02339

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