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The modern chocolate Easter egg with its smoothness, shape and flavour owes its progression to the two greatest developments in the history of chocolate - the invention of a press for separating cocoa butter from the cocoa bean by the Dutch inventor Van Houten in and the introduction of a pure cocoa by Cadbury Brothers in The Cadbury process made large quantities of cocoa butter available and this was the secret of making moulded chocolate or indeed, any fine eating chocolate. The earliest Cadbury chocolate eggs were made of 'dark' chocolate with a plain smooth surface and were filled with dragees.
The earliest 'decorated eggs' were plain shells enhanced by chocolate piping and marzipan flowers. Decorative skill and variety soon followed and by there were no less than 19 different lines on the Cadbury Brothers Easter list in the UK. Richard Cadbury's artistic skill undoubtedly played an important part in the development of the Easter range. Many of his designs were based on French, Dutch and German originals adapted to Victorian tastes.
From Germany came the 'crocodile' finish which by breaking up the smooth surface, disguised minor imperfections; still used today by some manufacturers, this was the forerunner to the many distinctive finishes now available. The launch in of the famous Cadbury's Dairy Milk Chocolate made a tremendous contribution to the Easter egg market.
The popularity of this new kind of chocolate vastly increased sales of Easter eggs and did much to establish them as seasonal best sellers. Today the Easter egg market is predominantly milk chocolate.
There's ancient evidence of egg rolling. Egg rolling, which symbolised the rolling away of the tomb of Christ was a popular custom, probably the most popular, and is still played today in many countries throughout Europe today. The Washington Easter Egg Roll dates from at least , and now takes place as an annual event in the grounds of the White House.
The children and grandchildren of the American President traditionally take part. In pagan times the egg was believed to have special powers. It was buried under the foundations of buildings to ward off evil, and brides stepped upon an egg before crossing the threshold of their new home. To be given an egg was to wish many children upon the recipient. Whatever your beliefs, Easter today represents a time for celebration of new life, spring and fertility.
The giving of decorated Easter eggs and gifts, the Easter egg hunts, familiar images of young bunnies and chicks. They all combine many of the age-old customs so we can each enjoy in our own way, no matter how big or small the gesture. Our gourmet collection of fine chocolate Easter eggs and Easter novelties are carefully selected for their high quality ingredients and fantastic flavour. Our Easter chocolate range includes luxury Easter egg gifts, Easter gift hampers , mini Easter eggs, Easter token gifts and Easter chocolate novelties including Easter bunnies and Easter chicks.
Order your Easter gift early and choose our special Easter delivery. A luxury Christmas food hamper has always been a popular gift choice at Christmas and Chocolate Trading Co has a range of luxury hampers, ideal for family gift giving this Christmas. Our personalised chocolate gift boxes offer a touch of Christmas sparkle to a very unique Christmas present with 7 festive themed designs to choose from.
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If you prefer us not to set these cookies, please visit our Cookie Settings page or continue browsing our site to accept them. Many people today associate Easter with a deluge of chocolate eggs rather than the Christian commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ and many other religious festivals and customs. Pagan roots Easter comes near to the time of the spring equinox on 21 March, when the length of the day and night are equal.
The Jewish Passover The Christian Easter also falls near to the time of the Jewish festival of Passover or Pesach, one of the most important feasts in the Jewish calendar. On Easter Sunday millions of us Brits will be tucking into delicious chocolate eggs, but what company started this trend in the UK? Chocolate eggs are said to have originated in France and Germany in the early 19th century but here in the UK it was J.
The Bristol based chocolate business was founded by Joseph Fry, a Quaker, who started making chocolate in In it was his son, Joseph Storrs Fry, who patented a method of grinding cocoa beans using a steam engine and as a result was able to start producing chocolate using factory techniques.
In the company officially changed its name to J. It then remained on the UK register, predominantly as a dormant company, until when it was voluntarily dissolved.
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