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​A Chocolate Club? - A CHOCOLATE CLUB??! No-one Told Me there was a Chocolate Club!!!

10/9/2018

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(or, Blog posts are like buses – none for ages, then 3 come along at once!)
 
SO, dear readers, you may have heard whisperings that your favourite chocolate-maker Mill Street Chocolate now has a ‘Chocolate Club’?........and you may be wondering why you haven’t been informed of such a thing?
 
Well, it is time for me to fess up, come clean, make a clean breast of it etc, etc……
 
I did indeed start a Chocolate Club earlier this year but, at the moment, it is restricted to those who are local to me, here in Wells, Somerset and can therefore collect their monthly chocolate allocation in person.
 
WHAT??????????!!!!!!!!!!
 
I know it sounds unfair, but Mill Street Chocolate is a very teeny, tiny business, run solely by little old me, and I need time to devote the same love, care and attention to every stage of the process that makes my award-winning Mill Street Chocolate amongst the best raw chocolate on the market.
 
Over time, I hope to find a way to run a chocolate club with postable options.  So don’t lose heart everyone - and watch this space carefully!
 
If I do roll out Chocolate Club nationwide, you’ll be the first to know right here in the blog posts and on my chocolate mailing list.

The best thing to do at this stage is sign up to my chocolate mailing list (see the footer of each page on the site to do this).  This ensures that, as soon as I have any news about Chocolate Club, or any other important chocolate news) an email will drop into your inbox to tell you about it.
 
In the meantime, why not treat yourself to a selection of yummy MSC bars.  Whizz straight to the ‘shop’ page to browse all the delicious flavours and make your selection.

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​SHOPPING IS 100% SECURE ON MY SITE…………...........................................….…........Or, What the Hec is SSL anyway???!!

10/9/2018

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Ok folks, here's the thing......................
 
I recently looked at my site and was horrified to spot ‘not secure’ on the header bar.
 
Why would my site suddenly have ceased to be ‘secure' and how can I expect folk to shop on my site if it isn’t safe?
 
Before I go any further, I must reassure you that shopping for chocolate on my site IS SECURE.  When you checkout, you are transferred to a special secure site, as has always been the case.  Nothing has changed in this regard.

 
All that has changed is that my web provider has decreed that, if I want my site to say ‘secure’ on the header bar, I need to ‘upgrade’ (ie pay an extra monthly subscription).
 
This means megabucks folks, for a tiny business like mine.  I can’t afford it, I can’t justify it and it doesn’t make any sense to pay it because checkout is secure, just as it always has been (and that’s where you enter all sensitive information such as card details, etc).
 
So, dear readers, never fear – you can continue to shop till you drop on my Mill Street Chocolate Website and all your details will remain safe as house, as always.
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What to do When There’s No Chocolate ……………………….............................................…Or, How to Make the Perfect Cup of Cocoa

10/9/2018

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Hi folks

It has been quite a while since my last blog, so I am 'catching up' on lost time and giving you 3 in quick sucession!  Here goes with the first one...............................................


I recently spent a week on solitary, silent retreat in a private acre of woodland in Devon.
 
It was a healing, rejuvenating time and long overdue.
 
My little ‘Kuti’ (hermitage) was well-stocked with herbal teas and basic food staples and I collected a ‘tiffin’ box each day containing a hot meal.
 
The one missing item, to my mind,
was chocolate!

 
How can a chocolate-maker be expected to do without chocolate for an entire week??!  I mean, be reasonable!
 
Fortunately, salvation was to be found in a humble tin of cocoa.
 
Now, some of you may groan at such a suggestion and I too have distant memories of the weak, watery, bitter drink given to me as a child.
 
Nevertheless, I did my best dear readers, and managed to produce something I would go so far as to describe as delicious!
 
How did I achieve this seemingly impossible task?  With the following recipe:
 
​Kuti Cocoa
  • Mix 2 heaped teaspoons of cocoa to a wet paste with a small amount of Oatley (other milk alternatives are available).  Mix really well.
  • Heat a mugful of Oatley in a pan until hot but not boiling.
  • Add milk to mug and stir till combined.
  • Add 1 heaped teaspoon of dark brown sugar and stir well.
  • Sit back and enjoy!
 
This recipe produced a suitable combination of chocolatey strength, sweetness and creaminess to give that luxuriousness we all know and love. It came close to satisfying my chocolate craving!
 
Try it at home and see for yourselves folks!  It is no replacement for the real thing but, in times of emergency, it comes a close second.

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