It's chocolate heaven; It's National Chocolate Day on Saturday, not that any of us need an excuse to indulge. But why do we like it so much and what is chocolate's special appeal?(News) From: Daily Post (Liverpool, England) | Date: September 24, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 2003 MGN Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Diana Pulson

CASANOVA thought it was a better aphrodisiac than champagne and today we love it as much as hedid. I refer to that delicious, delecta-ble confection few of us can resist -chocolate. Believe it or not, in Britain we get through pounds 5.5bn worth each year, which means that every man, woman and child munches pounds 100 worth of chocolate per annum.

Until early Victorian times chocolate was exclusively for drinking until a technique for sol...

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