Thursday, February 5, 2009

Battle of the Hot Cocoa

One day we decided that we needed to find out which hot chocolate mix we liked best. I was excited when my local grocery store started carrying Stephen's Gourmet Hot Chocolate this year, but David was convinced it wasn't any better than Nestle that he likes. Parker was determined that Swiss Miss was the best. So, of course, we had to perform an experiment. Blind taste test.


For the 1st round we mixed it according to the directions on the label. There was no doubt the Stephen's was better, but the directions called for significantly more mix per water, so the others tasted watered down, while Stephen's tasted rich.


In the 2nd round we doubled the recommended mix of the Nestle and Swiss Miss. It was unanimous that Nestle was the best flavor with Stephen's coming in second and Swiss Miss in last. Although we all thought that with a lot of mix in the water, we would like any of them. David was having a hard time being humble and not gloating that he knew the cheapest was the best all along. We've now solved one of life's mysteries and shared it with you. You're welcome.

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