Never Bite into 100% Unsweetend Cocoa!

100% Cocoa Unsweetened Chocolate


Recently, I was baking a chocolate cake from scratch and it called for 100% unsweetened chocolate. Silly me, I decided to try a little nibble of the chocolate and...it was terrible! Have you ever bitten into something and thought initially: "Well, it isn't that bad," --and that quickly progresses to you washing your mouth out with dish soap? That is what eating unsweetened chocolate is like! Okay, so after I tried it and eventually recovered, I decided to share my new found poison with some of my loved ones. My first potential victim was my mother, but she immediatley shot me down flat; apparently she had experienced its nasty rath before. So, then I went for my boyfriend...I feel kind of bad because he was just too easy of prey. I said "Hey, Curt try this chocolate; it's amazing!"...And five seconds later he was washing his mouth out in the sink...I'm mean. So my third victim was my poor, unsuspecting Daddy--another easy target. I took the same approach:

Me: "Hey, Dad, you like dark chocolate right?!"
Dad: "I Love Dark Chocolate! You know that sweetie."--with a cute little smile
Me: "Well, try this! It is really dark, you might like it."
Dad: "Mmmm, the darker the better! Let me try!"

He puts it in his mouth enthusiasticly

...2 seconds later (he still has hope that it will be yummy)...5 seconds later, all hope is gone....7 seconds later, he is washing his mouth out in the sink.

And, another success! I think you. It might be mean, but hey, it sure is fun!

Vintage Betty Crocker Commercial (1950's)

1950's Betty Crocker Commercial

I have always associated simplicity with the 1950's American life and this Betty Crocker commercial definately fits the steriotype of the era! The commercial starts off trying to evoke a sense of credability by having Betty Crocker, a famous baker, talk to the audience while in her perfect kitchen. Betty is the image of the classic 1950's woman, with her tidy hair and neat dress...and not to mention her ability to make amazing cakes! Not only does her attire equate her with her audience/customers, but also her manner in speaking; Betty immidaitely asserts that "No family is perfect." HOWEVER, that does not mean that every cake you bake can't be perfect! The 1950's American woman is almost always associated with being a homemaker whose purpose in life is to make her husband's life easier, and Ms. Betty Crocker knows this like no other. Betty aims at these women's husband pleasing, easy-going personalities by saying: "The men really go for it, and so will your bridge club." If this commercial had been made in today's world as a 1950's throwback, it would be criticized a thousand times over for being too steriotypical!..It's pretty hilarious to think that it is 100% real and that she is being 100% serious when she says all of these things. This commercial appeals to logos when Betty says the customer can write "General Mills, Minneapolis, Minnesota" if they are not completely satisfied; this statement lends credibiltiy to how sure Betty is of her customers' complete satisfaction in her cakes. Also, there are various clever one liners that can get stuck in a viewer's head quite easily, most notably: "I guarantee a perfect cake every time you bake...cake...after cake...after cake!" I absolutely cannot end this little critique of the 1950's Betty Crocker commercail without addressing the manner in which the little boy is gorging himself with the "Perfect" cake! A normal person takes one bite at a time, he on the other hand takes FOUR!--That really must be an amazing cake; Betty Crocker is right!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcrCyypYEuI