42ENGLISH's Full Review: Cadburys Fruit & Nut Milk Chocolate Bar With Almon...
As a child, being born and brought up in England, chocolate was not something my parents indulged in very often. As kids, we knew the value of a dollar, and candy was marked very low on the totem pole, as opposed to fresh vegetables and a Sunday roast. We were lucky to get a bag of sherbet once in a while and even then, we were given a fresh apple to dip in it. However, every Christmas, my sisters and I could count on each of us receiving a big bar of Cadbury’s Milk Chocolate with our few gifts, and my Dad always made sure he bought the Cadbury’s Fruit & Nut Bar for me, knowing how much I loved it. I thought Santa was the coolest!
Who can forget the reknowned and whacky jingle set to the Sugar Plum Fairy tune:
Everyone’s a Fruit and Nut case It keeps you going when you toss the caber, Whatever you are doing. Punting, canoeing It’s nutricious and beauticious To judiciously be chewing. Everyone’s a Fruit and Nut case If only it could help improve my singing, A healthy recreation. What a combination Cadbury’s — Fruit and Nut
The Product:
I think being deprived of such treasures as a kid made me more of a chocolate lover later on in life. There is nothing I like more than a hot cup of tea with a few chunks of Cadbury’s creamy chocolate decked with crunchy almonds and chewy raisins……mmmmmm….heaven. You should try it. But it has to be Cadbury’s and it has to be made in England. Cadbury’s chocolate is unique in taste and texture and, sorry, folks, but Hershey’s isn’t even a runner up. I find, in comparison, that Cadbury’s has a much creamier, smoother, less sweet taste, whereas Hershey’s is harsh with the cocoa and heavy on the sugar. And the combination of raisins and nuts is a perfect addition to a complete sweet feast. So, when you find a bar on sale here in the States, more than likely it is made by Hershey’s. To get an original bar of Cadbury’s Fruit & Nut, you have to go outside the U.S. I, personally, have my own supplier in my sister, who lives in England and promptly fills my orders on demand, straight from England, much to my mother’s chagrin.
Don’t get me wrong though, my parents had a right to be concerned about our consumption of this product. It does contain 55.3 grams carbohydrates and 14.5 grams saturated fat, not so healthy for the arteries. The 255 calories per bar is probably attributed to the amount of milk used to make this chocolate; one and a half cups per 100 grams. Is it worth it? Yeah…it is.
A little about the Cadbury company: John Cadbury-my hero-founded Cadbury’s in 1847. He loved coffee and chocolate drinks which were back then an alternative to alcohol, a product that he believed, as a Quaker, was bad for society. After owning a grocery store in Birmingham for a few years, he decided to go commercial with his chocolate products although not with much success. He led a campaign to ban the use of boys as chimney sweeps and was also greatly involved in prevention of animal abuse. It was his grandchildren and great-grandchildren who brought their talents to the business by way of marketing and product improvement. The addition of Schweppes products in 1974 formed Cadbury/Schweppes and this company is now one of the most successful in Europe
Conclusion:
Chocolate was once the fashionable choice of Kings and Queens, the nobility and the rich, just like caviar or champagne today. It’s a shame they missed out on the Cadbury’s Fruit & Nut Bar. At around the equivalent of $3.00 per bar, the smaller version comes in the familiar royal purple colored wrapper and foil with ten chunks of heavenly chocolate with almonds and raisins packed in each bar.
In order to relish an original Cadbury’s Fruit & Nut Bar, it helps if you have English relatives or an English friend. Would they share? Probably not. Well, Amazon.com sells a few original Cadbury products. You might try there.
Am I a Fruit & Nut case? Heck yeah! And I invite you to be one too!
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