Excellent Chocolate

Those of you who are regular readers of this blog remember that my family went to HersheyPark this summer. One of the outcomes of that was that I tried a new chocolate bar. I favor dark chocolate, and while I enjoy milk chocolate, I'm not a big fan of Hershey's, though I'll acknowledge eating it. Dark chocolate, when well made, can be a superb taste experience. I've found that when the cocoa level exceeds 70%, it's too intense for my liking. One of the bars I found at the Hershey store was their Cocoa Reserve 65% cocoa bar. I tried it and found it to be wonderful. I won't claim that chocolate is health food, though it does appear to contain some excellent antioxidants. Still, in modest amounts, it can be an excellent treat. It takes a bit of work to find these bars, but Target carries them. At $2-3 per bar, they aren't cheap, but I ration them out and they will last me 3 or 4 days and that will generally sate my appetite for chocolate for a couple of weeks, so it's an inexpensive indulgence.