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We have the Cadburys to thank for this whole chocolates-for-Valentines-Day thing.
(It was a dark time.)
Saint Valentine is past.
Begin these wood-birds but a couple now?
This sweet tradition of gifting chocolates on February 14?
Its because of Richard Cadbury, who opened a chocolate shop in Leeds in 1860.
Soon, they became more popular to gift than cards themselves.
According to the National Confectioners Association, Americans todaybuy over 58 million pounds of chocolatefor Valentines Day.
And they have plenty of more options beyond a classic heart-shaped box.
They have a lot of personalities.
Since we dont use a mold, every mouse looks a little bit different.
They can look maybe melancholy; they can look a little bit happy.
The slight imperfections are actually the beauty, head chocolatier Michael Klug says.
It comes with a set of playful rules: Push gently, or with force, reads one.
If it stops midway, eat the fallen pieces.
If it succeeds, eat them all.
Order oneor, hell, order all.
