If
you haven't tried them, give them a go - heart shaped sponge with apricot jam,
smothered in dark chocolate, and only 55 calories each. If you're a fan of Jaffa Cakes you'll like
them. If you're not, well sorry I can't
help you, as I'm not sure how anyone can't like Jaffa Cakes.
Fortunately
Lebkuchen are not on sale year round, as they're a traditional German Christmas
speciality, so I can't be blamed for the chocolate crisis that's apparently
heading our way.
A
shortage of chocolate? Surely it can't
be true.
I
know there's more serious items on the world's agenda at the moment, with Japan
going into recession and David Cameron saying that the warning lights were on
the global economy's dashboard.
This
did make me wonder, which lights are on exactly? Oil temperature? Lack of water? Not enough air in the tyres? Can we carry on driving or should we stop
straight away and phone the AA? And is
there a warning light for the chocolate shortage, because if there isn't there
should be. Mr Cameron, make it so.
In
a previous column when people had been panic-buying vacuum cleaners I joked
about stockpiling chocolate, but now I'm wondering if this is going to become a
reality. Should I clear a space in my
pantry to stock the chocs?
Stop
for a moment and imagine a world without chocolate. No more Wispas, Bountys or Creme Eggs
available from just after Christmas until Easter.
Advent
calendars with just empty windows, no chocolate coins in your Christmas
stocking, no more Buttons. No selection
boxes, or giant tins of Quality Street or Roses from Auntie Ethel.
Yes,
scary times are ahead people. Chocolate
keeps many of us sane. Britain without
chocolate would be like China without rice, or America without supersized
fast-food. Somebody do something please
- I'm off to Cadbury World before it's too late...
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