Give her Chocolate!

Diamonds may be a girl's best friend, and if you hesitate to shell out for a diamond this Valentines Day - Give Her Chocolate!

Chocolate is a substance "very temperate, very nourishing, and of easy digestion; very proper to repair the exhausted spirits and decayed strength; and very suitable to preserve the health and prolong lives"

You can buy months-old chocolates at any discount chain - or really impress your lover with some chocolates you pour a piece of yourself into.

Here is an easy recipe for chocolate creams:

Beat the whites of two eggs to a stiff froth.

Gradually beat into this two cupfuls of confectioners' sugar. If the eggs are large, it may take a little more sugar.

Flavor with half a teaspoonful of vanilla, and work well.

Now roll into little balls, and drop on a slightly buttered platter.

Let the balls stand for an hour or more.

Shave five ounces of Baker's Chocolate and put into a small bowl.

Place on the fire in a saucepan containing boiling water.

( Use a double boiler if you have one to melt the chocolate. )

When the chocolate is melted, take the saucepan to the table, and drop the creams
into the chocolate one at a time, taking them out with a fork and dropping them gently on the buttered dish.

It will take half an hour or more to harden the chocolate.

Enjoy some homemade chocolates this Valentines Day with your special loved one. Or share some with some of your favorite loved ones! Chocolate truly is a superfood - a gift from the Heavens!