Cocoa in a glass

Yoo Hoo. Hot Chocolate. Chocolate Milk. Liquid chocolate is something that man has enjoyed since they learned how to harness cocoa. Recently scientist have discovered evidence that suggests Mesoamericans used cocoa pods to create chocolate drinks 500 years earlier than had been previously thought. This means that ancient Americans, pre-Olmec, were drinking these mixtures as early as 1100BC.

How cool is that! I remember going to my dad’s factory when I was a kid and always buying a Yoo Hoo out of the vending machine. They actually kept the Yoo Hoo in the machine just for me, that’s how much I drank, and spent. I went back to the shop a couple years ago, and they didn’t sell Yoo Hoo anymore. I was severely disappointed. That is a drink that is rooted deeply in my childhood.


Today I don’t drink Yoo Hoo, it just doesn’t taste the same to me, but that doesn’t keep me from enjoying other chocolate drinks. Chocolate milk could be the most fun to make out of all the chocolate drinks. Personally I squeeze the Hershey’s bottle until it covers the bottom of the glass three times over. Then poor in the milk. Then, and this is my favorite part, MIX! I personally like to circle the spoon around the glass as fast as I can creating a vortex within the glass. Yummy.

And of course there is Hot Chocolate. In the winter there is nothing better, except maybe hot apple cider. A good cup of hot chocolate can brighten up your day. Down the street from where I work is a coffee shop. I’m not a fan of coffee, but they have a $10 hot chocolate. $10 you say? Yes, $10, and it’s worth every cent. I’ve never had a hot chocolate that was thicker or darker. It was so chocolaty and delicious I can’t compare it to anything else, because nothing else is like it. For $10 you can’t have one everyday, but every now and then I just have to treat myself.

For more information about the discovery in Mesoamerica read the article.