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HappyNational Chocolate Day! The U.S. National Confectioners Association (NCA) created this glorious day in which we celebrate all things chocolate. Did you know every year Americans drop $22 billion (!!!) on chocolate? This level of popularity may be why there are multiple chocolate days: International Chocolate Day (July 7), World Chocolate Day (July 11), and to make matters even more confusing, the NCA lists its International Chocolate Day as Sept. 13.

Around 1982, my wife Kathleen encouraged me to try singing through a police bullhorn to make my voice stand out in relief when incorporated with instruments of the same color. Of course, it's possible to do the same thing with an equalizer, but nothing beats the drama of a bullhorn. My engineer Biff Dawes purchased me my first, and it was love at first sight -- I never record or tour without it. I also try to buy a new one every year, because they continue to "improve" upon them. I find the older 80s models (the Falon is available at Radio Shack for about $29.95) superior; they're warmer to the ear. Also interesting to explore are the ones made for children, that can change a voice from monster to spaceman to robot. I found humming through them can give you a sound much like Blue Cheer's guitar sound on "Summertime Blues." In addition to these I also own a 1944 electric megaphone, issued by the Navy Bureau of Ships and made by the Guided Radio Corps of New York. The bell is 24 inches in diameter and it's battleship gray. If you want to feel "Federal", it's the one for you.

If you\u2019ve ever seen Tom live, you know this is a fairly standard mode of delivery for him. The two times I saw him, in 2008, I remember large portions of the show being delivered this way. I probably remember more bullhorn than there actually was. That\u2019s the thing with the bullhorn: as the theatrically-minded Waits surely knows, the image looms large.

It\u2019s not just for stage effect though. He\u2019s recorded songs on his albums, including the original \u201CChocolate Jesus,\u201D singing through this megaphone. He started using it in the \u201880s and, like much of his turn towards weirdness then, it was influenced by his wife Kathleen Brennan. In 1996, a few years before Mule Variations, Tom wrote the following in the liner notes to a compilation of oddball instruments:

Around 1982, my wife Kathleen encouraged me to try singing through a police bullhorn to make my voice stand out in relief when incorporated with instruments of the same color. Of course, it's possible to do the same thing with an equalizer, but nothing beats the drama of a bullhorn. My engineer Biff Dawes purchased me my first, and it was love at first sight -- I never record or tour without it. I also try to buy a new one every year, because they continue to \\\"improve\\\" upon them. I find the older 80s models (the Falon is available at Radio Shack for about $29.95) superior; they're warmer to the ear. Also interesting to explore are the ones made for children, that can change a voice from monster to spaceman to robot. I found humming through them can give you a sound much like Blue Cheer's guitar sound on \\\"Summertime Blues.\\\" In addition to these I also own a 1944 electric megaphone, issued by the Navy Bureau of Ships and made by the Guided Radio Corps of New York. The bell is 24 inches in diameter and it's battleship gray. If you want to feel \\\"Federal\\\", it's the one for you.

I love chocolate! So much so, that I went on to see if there were any songs written about it. I found one girl, which I think has written one worthy of the chocolate ANTHEM. Before I offer her to record it I wanted to check what people thought of it:

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I like it! It has a very nice 50s sound to it. I don't why but all the songs from that time period are quite pleasant. Thanks for the link.

I think of giving money to the girl to help her record her song. What did you think of it? I like her concept of having a love affair with chocolate

I think she also has a nice voice

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Two changes we made with the chocolate is that this time we winnowed the chocolate. This time we didn't use a blow dryer to melt the chocolate. Two improvements with the chocolate is that the melanger didn't get clogged this time and everyone put in work.

I was never so proud as when the song-making rubbed off on my sister. When she and her roomie Rebecca lived in their 5th floor walk-up in Boston right out of college, they had two small rooms and barely two pennies between them. Restaurants and movies were rare and special treats, so I guess they started baking, and singing songs, for some fun (necessity breeds invention). When I visited them that first fall (after missing my flight and in the absence of cell phones, sister going on the T all the way to the airport to get me, only to discover I was not, and would not be, there that day) they were excited to show me around. I never have gotten over the North End and the array of Italian goodness that we ate there.

Delicious! And it makes a beautiful turkey cake using the Nordicware Classic Turkey Cake Pan. Mix the recipe twice in separate bowls. Fill the wells of the turkey pan completely. (Make 4-6 cupcakes with leftover batter.) Bake about 90-95 minutes at 325 degrees. Cover with foil after 30 minutes to prevent edges from burning. After the cakes have cooled in the pan 15 minutes, use a serrated knife to cut dome off cakes to make them level. Invert the turkey cakes onto wire rack and cool completely. To ice the halves together, place one cake back in the pan, ice that half with a thin layer of Royal Icing; lay other half on it. Let set until the icing dries (or refrigerate overnight). To display, place turkey cake upright on small bed of Royal Icing on cake plate. To serve, cut the cakes in half, lay on platter, cut one half into serving pieces and the other half remains decorative in the center of the platter. (The recipe also bakes well using 1:1 sugar substitute in place of the sugar.)

I made this for dessert for a dinner party I hosted and it was such a winner! I made it in the big bundt pan and it looked beautiful! What a great pumpkin/chocolate recipe-and so easy, too! I will definitely be making this again!

Thank you, Maureen! I was just searching for a new pumpkin recipe today! This sounds lovely. However, I only own the regular old mixer with regular beaters to attach. Can I use those ok? Should I use a whisk first by hand, then a regular mixer?

This traditional poem from Mexico talks about making hot chocolate, something that my kids LOVE to drink. However, the way that hot chocolate is traditionally made in Mexico is pretty different from the way that my students typically make hot chocolate at home. In this lesson we learn the poem and actions but also make connections to a story and a culture that kids might not have experienced before.

I start out by asking kiddos how they make hot chocolate at home. A lot of them come back with stories about using hot chocolate powder and mixing it with hot milk or water that they heat up in a kettle or in the microwave. Some kids will talk about using those hot chocolate bombs which are essentially chocolate spheres filled with marshmallows and powder and sugar that turn into hot chocolate when you pour warm milk or water over them. Very few kiddos talk about heating up milk or water on the stove in a sauce pan. For my Midwestern kiddos, hot chocolate powder is the norm.

Then I talk a tiny bit about the origins of hot chocolate and where chocolate itself comes from. Many folks trace chocolate back to Mexico and the Mayan and Aztec people. Stories tell us that ancient civilizations in Mexico would make all sorts of drinks using the cocoa beans and actually cocoa had an important role in Mayan mythology. Some stories tell us that the ancient Mayans would use cocoa beans as currency and would use them to trade and barter. Chocolate and the cocoa bean have a very fun history but for the sake of my lesson I focus on telling the kids that cocoa beans and the origins of chocolate come from Mexico.

A molinillo is a traditional turned wood whisk used in Latin America, as well as the Philippines, where it is also called a batirol or batidor. A molinillo is primarily used for preparing hot beverages such as hot chocolate, atole, cacao, and champurrado. Just hold the molinillo between your palms and twist it by rubbing your palms together. When you spin the molinillo the rotation mixes all the ingredients in your drink and creates a frothy foam.

Another fun video I love to show is this one by Jos-Luis Orozco where he turns the traditional poem into a song and intersperses videos of someone making hot chocolate. The kids love to watch and sing along. Since there are kids in the video who sing with Jos-Luis I tell my students to sing whenever the kids on screen sing.

The great part about music is that you can write a song about anything, but for this list we're ranking the best songs about chocolate. There are songs about chocolate in all forms: cocoa, chocolate milk, chocolate bars, and chocolate chips. Some of these songs use chocolate as a metaphor, but others are literally about the candy. George Harrison wrote "Savoy Truffle" as a tribute to Eric Clapton's fondness of chocolate.

Do you have a favorite chocolate song? Whether it's rock, rap, funk, or anything in between, we want you to vote up your favorites on this list of songs about chocolates. You can even add additional tracks to the poll if any good chocolate songs are missing, so feel free to contribute to the list. We've included YouTube videos to accompany the songs when available, so think of this page as a chocolate songs playlist.

Many consider this song just another quirky cult classic. But it actually touches on the crucial issue of systemic racism against African-Americans. Unfortunately, it went viral for the wrong reasons. Listeners have overlooked much of that more profound meaning.

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