Bring back proper Creme Eggs!

They're good chopped up and put into chocolate brownies, deliciously gooey, just don't think of the calorie content

Yes, I think I should be up for an award, loopylou. Unfortunately I think the Cadbury's CDM might be a thing of the past.

Ghastly sweet things! But they should not miss out on a proper chocolate coating. Mind you, they are so dreadfully sweet I don't know how anyone can taste the chocolate.

I'm too scared to try one now. Not sure I could cope with the disappointment......

* Maggiemaybe*, comprehensive piece of research there! Well done for 'suffering in the cause of science'........ Brave lady.

I thought I'd better finish the other 4, just to make sure.

They're still horrible.

I've just eaten two, purely for research, you understand.

I don't care about "quality" chocolate, I don't even like it. I have plebian taste buds and I reserve the right to love proper Cadbury's dairy milk.

This was not dairy milk, it was foul, soapy tasting stuff that made me want to weep for temps perdu. I still ate the second one though.

Good article in Telegraph today about these eggs and the change to 'cheap' chocolate, sorry can't seem to do link!

I saw some of the Cadbury's Creme Eggs in a shop today. Is it my imagination, or have they shrunk too?

I don't like 'candy' - therefore I no longer like Cadburys. Even the lovely bitter/sweet Bourneville bars and cocoa are now so bland. No great shakes in the scheme of things - but another little pleasure ruined.

Some one gave me a small piece of 85% dark chocolate. It was delicious and you only needed a small piece to get a lovely rich dark chocolate taste. So less chocolate for all the taste you need.

Made the mistake of giving in to eating a chocolate bar at University this afternoon, goodness knows I need all the help my brain can get!
Felt decidedly icky afterwards......
Why is it I crave chocolate when studying?

Leticia I detest the things as well. They are far too sugary for my taste. I wouldn not even want to try them.

Farnorth - can't wait now!

I don't like them- far too sweet- however I don't think they should change them.

Tried a creme egg yesterday - seemed all right to me.

Well, I'll have to buy just one, to see what they're like now.

I won't be buying any

The FUKP pledge to bring back the original Creme Egg recipe.... Vote for the Pub Landlord (see other thread)!

It is nice to see the local artisan chocolatiers popping up all over the country at the moment. x

From Quakers' in action:

Chocolate Makers

In the 18th Century Quaker merchants and apothecaries began to get involved in the chocolate industry. At this time chocolate was used to make cocoa: there was nothing like today’s chocolates. Cocoa was thought to have medicinal properties and to be a good alternative to alcohol. Chocolate was an ‘innocent trade’.

Three great family firms grew up – Frys, Cadburys and Rowntrees.

They realised that if you treat people properly you get the best out of them! x

From what I can gather, it is because chocolate as a new product was seen as a means to fight against the evil alcohol- by Quakers mainly. They were not allowed to go on to Uni because of their religion (as Uni were run by the Anglican Church)- so business was the way forward. They also believed, in the paternalistic tradition- that those who had the intelligence, vision and means to put together good businesses- had a duty to do this so they could provide employment, good living conditions, education and health services for others (from top of head).

Why did all these chocolate manufacturers prove to be such generous and ground-breaking philanthropists? Very curious.

ooops KatyK- thanks for educating me back ;) sorry.

One of the Cadbury's daughters was my neighbour for a long time. Amazing woman and so down to earth, and a great gardener.

J52- you'll have to come and visit, lol.

Of course, here in the Neuchâtel area, we had the Suchard family- also with a community, family houses with veg gardens, schools and infirmary- based on the British model.