Is Chocolate a Necessity?

Just try to convince most women that it is not and you can count on meeting with some resistance.

In my travels throughout the United States and Canada, I have always met both women and girls who swear that they cannot live without chocolate – especially at certain times of the month.

With that thought in mind I pulled out some of my very chocolaty, easy recipes so you can always have some chocolate on hand.

Buy a box of Cocoa- and never let yourself run out. This is not hot chocolate mix, but actual baking cocoa. I always use Hershey’s unsweetened cocoa- it comes in an 8 ounce canister with the words- “great for baking”. The label is dark brown with silver wording.

Brownies

Melt 2 sticks margarine
Then add 10 T cocoa.
Then add 2 cups white sugar and
Beat well.

Add:
4 eggs (beaten)
1 ½ c. flour
Dash salt

Mix well and stir in nuts.
Spread in 9 x 13 inch greased pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes.

Delicious Chocolate Cake

Beat together:
1 c. salad oil
1 c. buttermilk
2 egg yolks
1 tsp. vanilla
Add:
2 c. sugar
2 c. flour
½ c. cocoa
1 T soda
¼ tsp. salt
Add: 1 c. boiling water

Bake in 9 x 12 inch greased pan, or 3 round pans at 325 degrees for one hour.

Cocoa Bars

Beat together:
1 stick margarine
1 c. sugar
1 egg
Add:
¾ c. sour milk
1 tsp. vanilla
Then add:
1 ½ c. flour
½ tsp. soda
½ tsp. salt
½ c. cocoa

Bake in greased 9 x 12 inch pan at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.

Frost with chocolate frosting and sprinkle with chopped nuts.

Many women think that can only buy a chocolate bar, or go to the bakery for an enormous Chocolate Decadence cake, or in some other fashion buy their chocolate.

I think that the time spent making one or all these recipes will help more when you have the cravings for chocolate. Because, once you learn these quick recipes you will realize that even if you craving hits in the middle of the night OR in the middle of winter you will be able to take care of things and your hubby will be pleased that you aren’t sending him out in the cold just to get you some chocolate.