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The first European to discover cocoa was Columbus although the Spaniard Hernand Cortes was the first person to bring the cocoa seed back to Spain in 1519, within the reign of King Phillip III.
Drinking chocolate was initially very much the drink of the Catholic aristocracy and became associated in the minds of the Protestants North with the idle rich.
It was not until 1657 however, that cocoa was introduced to England. It became a trend in London in the 1700s; English will added milk to the chocolate and served after dinner.
In the eighteenth century chocolate started to become available to more classes of society with the establishment of chocolate houses in London.
The eighteenth century also saw the English mixing brick dust with their chocolate to thicken it, a habit that was stopped in 1727 when Nicholas Sanders mixed chocolate with milk creating the first hot chocolate.
In 1828, Dutch chemist, Coenraad Johannes Van Houten, invented the way forward by extracting the butterfat (cocoa butter) from the bean therefore making the drink smooth and tastier.
In 1926 Hershey capitalized in the soda fountain and ice cream parlor boom by marketing cocoa syrup, renamed chocolate syrup in time to compete with Bosco Chocolate Syrup for hearts and wallets of the baby boomers of the post-World War II generation.
Cocoa drinks in Europe
- History Of Cocoa Drinks During Ancient Times
During ancient times, as early as 1000 BC, people enjoyed chocolate in a drink. Cocoa trees were believed to have been around since between 400 B and 1500 BC in the Amazon basin, Central America. It was cultivated by the Maya, Toltec and Aztec of what...
- The Invention Of Pepsi Cola By Caleb Bradham
Summer 1898, the weather was hot and humid. In New Bern, North Carolina pharmacist named Caleb Bradham began experimenting with various combinations, of spices, syrups and juices in search of a refreshing soft drinks to serve parched customers. Caleb...
- Early History Of Cocoa
The Olmecs occupied a small area south of Veracruz and were the first cultivators of the cacao pod. The Mayans were next, just south of present day Mexico, to elevate chocolate to status of the Gods. They named the cacao tree Cacahuaquchtl (tree) as they...
- Early History Of Pepsi Cola
Pepsi-Cola is one of the drinks that trace its root back to the corner drugstore. In 1893, Caleb D. Bradham, a pharmacist of New Bern invented it. Bradham poured a sample of his mixture into a beaker and gave it to his assistant to taste it. Then he saw...
- English Breakfast Tea
The prototype of this most popular of all teas was developed over a hundred years ago by the Scottish Tea Master Drysdale in Edinburgh using black Indian and China teas to create a strong brew to drink with milk. By the 1700s, it become indoctrinated...
Education
Cocoa drinks in Europe
The first European to discover cocoa was Columbus although the Spaniard Hernand Cortes was the first person to bring the cocoa seed back to Spain in 1519, within the reign of King Phillip III.
Drinking chocolate was initially very much the drink of the Catholic aristocracy and became associated in the minds of the Protestants North with the idle rich.
It was not until 1657 however, that cocoa was introduced to England. It became a trend in London in the 1700s; English will added milk to the chocolate and served after dinner.
In the eighteenth century chocolate started to become available to more classes of society with the establishment of chocolate houses in London.
The eighteenth century also saw the English mixing brick dust with their chocolate to thicken it, a habit that was stopped in 1727 when Nicholas Sanders mixed chocolate with milk creating the first hot chocolate.
In 1828, Dutch chemist, Coenraad Johannes Van Houten, invented the way forward by extracting the butterfat (cocoa butter) from the bean therefore making the drink smooth and tastier.
In 1926 Hershey capitalized in the soda fountain and ice cream parlor boom by marketing cocoa syrup, renamed chocolate syrup in time to compete with Bosco Chocolate Syrup for hearts and wallets of the baby boomers of the post-World War II generation.
Cocoa drinks in Europe
- History Of Cocoa Drinks During Ancient Times
During ancient times, as early as 1000 BC, people enjoyed chocolate in a drink. Cocoa trees were believed to have been around since between 400 B and 1500 BC in the Amazon basin, Central America. It was cultivated by the Maya, Toltec and Aztec of what...
- The Invention Of Pepsi Cola By Caleb Bradham
Summer 1898, the weather was hot and humid. In New Bern, North Carolina pharmacist named Caleb Bradham began experimenting with various combinations, of spices, syrups and juices in search of a refreshing soft drinks to serve parched customers. Caleb...
- Early History Of Cocoa
The Olmecs occupied a small area south of Veracruz and were the first cultivators of the cacao pod. The Mayans were next, just south of present day Mexico, to elevate chocolate to status of the Gods. They named the cacao tree Cacahuaquchtl (tree) as they...
- Early History Of Pepsi Cola
Pepsi-Cola is one of the drinks that trace its root back to the corner drugstore. In 1893, Caleb D. Bradham, a pharmacist of New Bern invented it. Bradham poured a sample of his mixture into a beaker and gave it to his assistant to taste it. Then he saw...
- English Breakfast Tea
The prototype of this most popular of all teas was developed over a hundred years ago by the Scottish Tea Master Drysdale in Edinburgh using black Indian and China teas to create a strong brew to drink with milk. By the 1700s, it become indoctrinated...