A Quick History of Cadbury Eggs

If you're among the many, many people out there who recently gulped down the sugary filling from a Cadbury Egg today, chances are you probably didn't think for a second about how that particular Easter confection got its start. But the story of the Cadbury Egg is surprisingly interesting. 

It all started in 1824, when John Cadbury opened up a shop in Birmingham, England. No, it wasn't a candy shop -it was a cafe. In 1831, he and his brother decided to open a factory to produce better drinking chocolate for the cafe. It wasn't until much later that Cadbury even started working on making moldable chocolate and his famous egg wasn't born until 1875. The eggs we eat today weren't created until almost 100 years later though. 

Read the whole story at The Kitchn

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Actually, I went to one of these sights where they would ship the English Cadbury chocolates to you. I placed a 3 month order because my dad, who has dementia, loves their stuff. They have gotten shut down by Hershey's lawyers. Unless you have a friend in the UK who'll ship you some I believe you'll be out of luck.
As for the taste... the UK Cadbury's uses a specific type of cow's milk that gives their chocolate that unique taste. Hershey's does not use this cow milk for their products, sad to say. That's why their chocolate is so inferior to the UK version.
Cadbury's has a long wonderful history that would make an interesting article. The owner even made a village for his employees so when they retired they would have a home for life. I can't even imagine Hershey's doing anything that grand or kind for their employees.
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I can't agree more. I was bummed that the US' eggs have been different for quite some time, but at least you could get real ones from the UK imported. Now they changed the UK ones too. I hope they change back soon.
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