A Taste for Chocolate Tour and Talk

1332 Massachusetts Avenue,Lexington MA 02420

13 February, 2022

Description

A thousand years of chocolate history in one exhibit! Chocolate has been a source of fascination and delight for thousands of years, from the first Mayan cacao plantations on the Yucatán Peninsula to the elaborate confections of today. Ancient Mesoamerica created a bitter, ceremonial drink whose main ingredient traversed the globe in the age of colonization, fueled by slave labor. The 18th and 19th centuries found English, Dutch and Swiss entrepreneurs learning how to grind cocoa beans and make the powder into a smooth liquid that could be made into solid chocolate. American companies also began to produce solid chocolate – an industry was born! Join Executive Director Carol S. Ward for a tour of Lexington Historical Society's new exhibit "A Taste for Chocolate," taking a closer look at the history of this sweet treat, illustrated by a selection of historical books, botanical drawings, advertisements, and other artifacts. The mission of Lexington Historical Society is to be a premier interpreter of the events of April 1775, and the faithful steward of all of the town's history through time.