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Jacob Harper
Chocolate: sweet, unsweet, liquid, chewy or crammed with nougat, whatever that is; and love, both the act and state of being, have long been connected to each other, at least in the mind of marketers. Maybe it’s because eating chocolate causes chemical reactions in the brain akin to being in love. Oh, who cares? Chocolate might be the most pleasurable, least naughty thing you and your loved one can share this Valentine’s Day. Snagging on this idea, chocolatiers and fudgeries in the Ozarks are offering Valentine’s Day specials for that special someone in mind-boggling proportions.
If you’re looking to go classy and drop a wad, steer over to the famous Godiva Chocolatier in the Battlefield Mall. In prices ranging from $45 to $85, depending on size, you can get the velvet Heart-Shaped Box (like the Nirvana song, but without the disturbing abortion imagery). Included in it is Godiva’s eponymous chocolate, a flower bundle and a couple of little love trinkets (again, nothing too naughty). Or you can get a few chocolate-dipped strawberries at four bucks a pop—kind of like the stocking stuffers of Valentine’s Day.
Not to be outdone in the Heart-Shaped Box market, Springfield’s The Candy House (3857 S. Campbell Ave., 417-883-3900; 2936 E. Sunshine St., 417-889-5554) offers its own version with chocolate’s less famous cousin, toffee. Rounding out the box are some caramel peanuts, nut clusters and cremes. Candy House prices its boxes at $5 per two ounces, but don’t worry. If you’re concerned the love of your life isn’t fat enough, they offer an eight-pound box for $179.
Speaking of bang for your buck, The Fudgery (two locations in Branson at 300 Tanger Blvd. and 3562 Shepherd of the Hills, or online at fugeryfudge.com) has the behemoth Sweetheart Gift Tower for $37. As its name suggests, The Fudgery does fudge, and you get four flavors clocking in at a half-pound apiece, the fourth one being free. Yay! If two pounds of fudge doesn’t get you off, the tower also has some pralines, three flavors of pecans and popcorn.
Who knew gluttony and love could coexist so peacefully? Just don’t rot out those pretty teeth of yours. No one will go out with you then.
If you’re looking to go classy and drop a wad, steer over to the famous Godiva Chocolatier in the Battlefield Mall. In prices ranging from $45 to $85, depending on size, you can get the velvet Heart-Shaped Box (like the Nirvana song, but without the disturbing abortion imagery). Included in it is Godiva’s eponymous chocolate, a flower bundle and a couple of little love trinkets (again, nothing too naughty). Or you can get a few chocolate-dipped strawberries at four bucks a pop—kind of like the stocking stuffers of Valentine’s Day.
Not to be outdone in the Heart-Shaped Box market, Springfield’s The Candy House (3857 S. Campbell Ave., 417-883-3900; 2936 E. Sunshine St., 417-889-5554) offers its own version with chocolate’s less famous cousin, toffee. Rounding out the box are some caramel peanuts, nut clusters and cremes. Candy House prices its boxes at $5 per two ounces, but don’t worry. If you’re concerned the love of your life isn’t fat enough, they offer an eight-pound box for $179.
Speaking of bang for your buck, The Fudgery (two locations in Branson at 300 Tanger Blvd. and 3562 Shepherd of the Hills, or online at fugeryfudge.com) has the behemoth Sweetheart Gift Tower for $37. As its name suggests, The Fudgery does fudge, and you get four flavors clocking in at a half-pound apiece, the fourth one being free. Yay! If two pounds of fudge doesn’t get you off, the tower also has some pralines, three flavors of pecans and popcorn.
Who knew gluttony and love could coexist so peacefully? Just don’t rot out those pretty teeth of yours. No one will go out with you then.
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