Isn’t it wonderful?
It’s a big bar of beautiful chocolate.
It weighs 11 pounds.
It measures 18 inches long by 10 inches wide. It’s 2 inches thick.
And I have 35 of them in my pantry.
They account for almost 1,000,000 calories of happy.
Life is good.
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Edited to add:
Oops! I am reminded by Silver in the Barn that not all of you know why I have so much chocolate around! I eat a lot, but not all of it, myself. The rest I make into a variety of chocolate candies. You can visit them in my shop on Etsy!
Love Those "Hands at Home" 
Well this is a happy post to come upon as I drink a lovely cup of cocoa. Delicious.
I find that cocoa, along with candles, makes me feel better about the state of the world!
Definitely. 🙂 🙂
You should be able to enjoy chocolate and a cup of coffee for a good while! 🙂
Yes, but what I neglected to put in the post, until another reader prompted me, is that I mostly use the chocolate to make into candies that I sell. I do eat my share of that chocolate though!
11 pounds! That’s the same weight as my antique chafing dish. You must have very sturdy shelves in your pantry. I agree, it certainly is lovely (and delicious)!
The biggest trick is breaking those big slabs of chocolate into useable pieces!
Lovely and photogenic! I almost want to take a bite out of my screen..
It’s hard to take a bad photo of chocolate!
Well look at at this way: chocolate is the healthy candy and it works up good hormones and neuro tranmitters in the body…that makes us happy and energetic..so we go for good walks in Mother Nature and bicycle rides…we loose weight and work up an healthy appetite and when you come home we see that lovely chocolate again and…presto full circle!
When you put it that way, it ll seems so obvious and right! 😉
Ah, it’s time for chocolate delights in the making isn’t it! So much to look forward too!
Yes, candy season is upon me. There’s chocolate everywhere!
But I have to ask why? Thirty five bars of eleven pound chocolate? Not that there’s anything wrong with that, I hasten to add, but there must be a story behind this?
Oops! That’s a good reminder that I have new readers since last “candy season.” I went back and added a link to my Etsy shop–http://www.etsy.com/shop/KerryCan?section_id=10586502
Aha, things become clearer now.
Great day in the morning, as the old-time Southerners say around here. How could you ever decide which to buy? Those spicy nut mix pecans with dark chocolate are mouthwatering…..
That’s how I started selling it. I could never decide what I wanted to make next–I wanted to make it all–but I could certainly not have it all sitting around my house! Now I get to sample a little of whatever I’m making for an order (quality control, you know?)
I too was puzzled. I’ll check out the link
Sorry about that! I feel like I post a lot about making chocolate so I lose track of the fact that lots of people are new here!
11 pounds!!!! Oh my! 🙂
Yes, and I have 35 of those 11-pound bars! There’s chocolate everywhere!
LOL! I’m glad you added the “edit”!!! My thoughts did begin to run a tad wild!!!!!! Ha!
I love chocolate but it would take me a LONG time to eat through that much of it!
On my goodness. That would not be safe around me 🙂
I admit to sampling the wares. 😉
I hope you have no mice 🙂
Cats. No mice. 😉
I just bought myself one chocolate mould yesterday 🙂 This will be my first season following your chocolate making adventures. I’m even going to peruse your store even though I shan’t be able to purchase anything …. a girl can salivate!
It’s like window shopping on 5th Avenue in New York. You know you aren’t going to buy but it’s fun to fantasize! What are you going to make with your chocolate mold? I don’t use molds too much–I’ll be interested to hear how your works out!
I was going to say: “Why in the world do you have 35 bars of chocolate weighing 11 pounds each?!” But now I know, and btw, the chocolates on your etsy look delicious!
Thanks, Ngan! It’s but a fun sideline for me and it gives me an excuse to eat lots of chocolate!
That’s a lot of chocolate. I’m reminded that Christmas is around the corner and bars like these are compulsory! Good luck with your sales 🙂
Last year, I ran out of milk chocolate in the middle of the Christmas frenzy and had a little bit of a panic. I shouldn’t run short this year! Good luck with your shop sales, too!
Thanks! I need to get my finger out and get listing – I’ve had my parents staying for two weeks and nothing has been done regarding my shop! You always run out of something at this busy time – well done for being organised!
Phew so some end up at the shop….a 1,000,000 calories of happy eating is lots for one person. Let me check out the Etsy shop, who knows I might just be tempted to join the happy eating!
Yes, even I couldn’t justify working my way through a million calories of chocolate!
That’s a lot of chocolatey goodness! Just leave out the calorie count next time…lol 🙂
I don’t know why I feel compelled to calculate the calories! Big numbers just boggle my mind!
I sometimes play a little game – if I lived in the U.S. which chocolates would I buy?? Now that’s a problem I don’t mind having!
That’s a fun game! And calorie-free!
Linda has some new baking recipes to try. She sent me to the store to buy chocolate with various %’s of coaco… 56%, 72%, etc. Hmmm. I thought the options were Hersey’s, Ghiradelli, and Lindt. Guess, this is what keeps marriage interesting after 21 years.
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Yes, there’s nothing simple about chocolate anymore! Or marriage, for that matter!