Food Remedies- Do they Work or Old Wives Tales? Here are mine

Dianne, my favorite chocolates for eating out of hand are:

BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE:
Chocovic Guaranda 71% (Ecuador)
Santander Columbian 70 %
Trader Joe's Swiss 71%
Fiori Sera 65%
If you're into hot and spicy, Dagoba Xocolatl 74% is excellent.

MILK CHOCOLATE:
Valrhona Guanaja Lactée 41% (they may have discontinued this one)
Valrhona Le Lacte Milk Chocolate 40%

Overall, I hate Valrhona, except for their milk chocolate, which has a very high cacao percentage for milk chocolate, and therefore, has a deeper, darker taste, plus it's ultra creamy. I hate all their bittersweet and semi-sweet chocolates and hate El Rey as well. So as you can see, I go against the grain here, since these companies are generally considered the "best" in the industry. I beg to differ. I also dislike E. Guittard and Michel Cluizel - two other top producers.
Needless to say, as with everything, it's a matter of personal taste. Some people hate Ghirardelli and swear by Valrhona, etc.

For baking, I love Ghirardelli bittersweet 60% and semi-sweet bars. This is the chocolate I use the most, and I always get great results. I don't care for them too much out of hand, but when they're melted, the taste is transformed, and the best qualities come through while the weak qualities disappear. Also, their chocolate melts like a dream. I love Santander 70% Columbian for baking also. Haven't tried the Chocovic or the Fiori in baking yet, but I'm sure they'd be great. Scharffen Berger bittersweet is also good for baking.

For ganaches, Ghirardelli is my favorite.

For chocolate ice cream, Ghirardelli and Santander.

I've tried countless chocolates, and unfortunately have found more that I didn't like than did. Most ranged from vile to so-so. I'm always looking for new ones to try, though, and may be ordering some for the holidays to test.

 
Is the "duh" for the fact that I use this remedy all the time? Or for the fact that I forgot to take

my dose today? smileys/smile.gif Oh, I remedied that a few hours ago - I had some homemade bittersweet chocolate ice cream - now I'm in a better mood.

 
not a food, but a home remedy--duct tape gets rid of warts. Seems your body does not like the

adhesive in it and in trying to slough that off, the wart goes too. I just ran into a couple of people recently that have had success with it. I had planter warts several years ago. My foot doctor was very supporative if I wanted to try it, but suggested since I was on a timeline to get rid of them, he was sure of the acid patch stuff.
I always have ginger tea, made with fresh ginger on board when it's going to be rough. Works for most people. Good iced with honey or some use a tad of Splenda.
Old bartenders trick--bite into a lime wedge that has several drops of bitters on it--hiccups gone. Have hardly ever seen this fail.
Nan

 
Cyn, that's very sweet of you to offer to send me a bar, but I fear it would be wasted on me...

I don't like salty with sweet and the bacon idea really repulses me. Why don't you taste it for both of us, and post a full report? smileys/smile.gif

 
Dont' forget the healing Powers of Peppermint

Peppermint is great for healing many aliments such as :

Peppermint is helpful for nausea, diarrhea, indigestion, morning sickness, and flatulence. It calms the muscles of the stomach and improves the flow of bile, which the body uses to digest fats. As a result, food passes through the stomach more quickly, which helps many digestive problems. Peppermint also relaxes the muscles that allow the body to rid itself of painful digestive gas.

For further information go to this website: http://www.mercydesmoines.org/ADAM/AlternativeMedicine/ConsHerbs/Peppermintch.asp

Peppermint and Peppermint oil is highly effective in many healing remedies, even just enjoying a peppermint candy after a meal or whenever you choose is healing. I use it mostly for stomach aliments.

http://www.mercydesmoines.org/ADAM/AlternativeMedicine/ConsHerbs/Peppermintch.asp

 
A cup of hot tea with a tablespoon of rum in it cures

a cold in it's early beginning.


(And when you are in bed with a flu, it makes the flu more fun!

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Ok, I was just kidding about the flu! smileys/wink.gif

 
- I forgot wine. Wine will cure everything from an almost cold to pms! smileys/bigsmile.gif

 
A good vinaigrette, heavy on the smashed garlic, zaps just-starting colds smileys/smile.gif

 
haha... no, the DUH is for the fact (well known, I believe) that chocolate is good for a bad mood!

 
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