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"It is dark as the AlChemist walks along the corridor, rough stone under his feet, air warmed from well smoldering hearth fires stirring his cowl. He opens a hewn timber door, worn smooth at the threshold over years of use. He breaths deeply the comforting smells of this laboratory. Hints of wood and smoke linger in the air from the last time he roasted raw materials for his elixirs. Another smell, heady and almost intoxicating, brings a smile to his face as he remembers the smell wafting up as he was last grinding his pastes and powders. He looks about. Everything is in place. The roasting drum is cool in the hearth. The mortars and pestles are laid out neat and tidy, only a small amount of deep brown paste marring their finish. The cracking mill is sitting ready, waiting for the next batch to be crushed fresh out of the roaster. It is time to begin his magic, his devotion, his passion, his Alchemy, yet again. He prepares himself for the work ahead. The roasting, the cracking, the winnowing, the grinding, the mixing. The transformation of base materials into something more than they were. The transformation of cocoa beans to chocolate, the work of Chocolate Alchemy."
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It’s a day for announcements Just a lot of things to cover.
I’ll start off with that we have a new bean in, that we have not had in some time. The Co-op has really stepped up consistency, so whereas before, this cocoa bean had a good flavor, you had to work a bit for it. […]
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The move is now complete, although not finished. As in there is much unpacking and arranging to do. Internet and such moved flawlessly. I should be able to complete all orders this coming weekend and get them out this week.
One glitch though is the e-mail is currently one way. I have been receiving e-mails, but […]
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Dec 23 update -
All orders that have come in have now been packed and are ready to shipped. I am going to go ahead and close up shop until the new year. Drop ships (champions, Melangers, cocoa mills) and gift certificates can still go out. Everything else, unless I just happen to have it out […]
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OK, I have a working system again, but don’t have access to a number of files and e-mails I use. But orders are going out, I am catching up on e-mails and e-mails are coming in.
In the event you have written to me in the last week, give me a week or so to respond. […]
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I woke up this morning to a blue screen of death. To those that don’t instantly get the meaning of that, some ‘part’ of my primary computer died overnight. I am posting this on an emergency back up computer at an offsite system. I don’t have ANY email access, and the ability to process or […]
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Due to some prompting from, Santha is now making a Stainless Still hub for the Alchemist’s Stone Melanger. I have 9 available. Caps will be available after the turn of the year.
Also, the friuty Madagascar is back in stock. And I finally have in 100% Organic whole milk powder. Look for it over the weekend. […]
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