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Reproduction Chocolate Pot, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Chocolate in the eighteenth century was commonly consumed as a hot drink served from a vessel called a chocolate pot. Usually, the only difference between a chocolate pot and a coffee pot from this period is the presence of a stirring rod. This rod, commonly called a "chocolate mill," fits down through a circular hole in the top of the lid.
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A truly international food, eighteenth-century chocolate required a variety of imported ingredients. In this lesson, students will learn about the history of chocolate, the chocolate-making process that was used in the colonial era, and the trade of raw materials that brought chocolate to the colonies. Students will create foldables containing an eighteenth-century map, facts about chocolate, and their own illustrations to further their understanding of the history, science, and economics behind chocolate in the American colonies.
Colonial Williamsburg offers a variety of quality
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Quotation of the Month
"...whereas chocolate seasoned with vanilla and other sour, spicy ingredients can sometimes be dangerous, especially during the summer for the young and for those with vivacious, dry constitutions. The glass of cool water that one usually drinks before or after the chocolate can only temporarily alleviate the fire that it ignites in the blood and the entrails, once the soothing water has passed along."
—Denis Diderot, "Chocolat," Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, 3:359-360 (Paris, 1753). Translated by Philippe Bonin. Ann Arbor: Scholarly Publishing Office of the University of Michigan Library, 2005.
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