Chocolate

CHOCOLATE PATCH Details: 2.50 x 3 inch tall
COMPLETE ONE REQUIREMENT- If you attended an event you earned this patch.
Please be aware of any allergies before completing some requirements.

1. Have a party, dance, event, or watch a movie, resembling a fun and festive theme and remember your sweet day with this patch!

2. Try two different kinds of chocolate. Examples: Milk, dark, white, semi-sweet, etc.

3. Make something molded, dipped or decorated with chocolate.

4. Learn what types of things are made with chocolate. Try two things made with chocolate or go to a place that dips chocolates, makes chocolate, or creates candy with chocolate in it and try one of those.

5. Make a container or decorate an item to hold chocolates. Examples: boxes, decorated paper bags, cupcake liners, etc.

6. Play a game that involves chocolate.

7. Give the gift of chocolate or make chocolate items to give to family, friends or those in need.

8. Attend an event, have a chocolate party, or taste test different items that have chocolate on them. [potluck party and everyone brings a chocolate item]

9. Try an international desserts that have chocolate. Example: cakes, candy, fritters, pies, tarts, tortes, cookies, puddings, custards, and pastries.

10. Taste or create a drink that has chocolate in it. Examples: Hot Cocoa, smoothie, milkshake, chocolate milk, etc.

11. Try something with chocolate that you have never tried before.

12. Experiment with chocolate. Create your own chocolate creation. How did it taste?

13. Bake something with chocolate in it. Examples: pies, bars, brownies, cookies, cake, etc.

14. View a chocolate sculpture on line or in person. Draw out a chocolate design for cakes or a sculpture.

15. Visit a chocolate shop, take a chocolate tour, or visit a candy shop. Order a chocolate treat to try. What did you learn about chocolate at the event or tour?

16. Check out your palette by taking a blind fold test. Taste a variety of chocolate in different forms or flavors. Examples: truffles, chocolate raisin, nuts, peanut butter chocolate blend, etc.

BR complete 3, all other levels complete 4

Activities

(Daisies choose 3, Brownies and Juniors choose 4)-SEE BELOW FOR OLDER GIRL REQUIREMENTS

1. Tour a place that makes chocolate candy.

2. Make a troop collection of chocolate recipes from all over the world. 

3. Learn the history of chocolate and how it is grown and processed from the cocoa bean to the candy bar.  When and where was the first milk chocolate bar created?What is chocolate made from and when was it first discovered? (answer in free kit)

4. Blind taste test various types and brands of chocolate. (chart included in the free kit)

5.  Make up your own drink recipe using cocoa powder, drinking chocolate, or a bar or chocolate.Prepare it and ask your troop, group or family to taste test it.

6.  Hot chocolate comes in many different flavors.  Have a tea party with your troop and use hot chocolate instead of tea. Which was your favorite? Try making your own and share it with your troop, group or family.

7.  Do a troop or family survey. Get everyone to keep a record the chocolate they eat over a week. How do your results compare?

8. Learn about which countries eat the most chocolate. Use the internet of visit your local library to find out the most popular brands of chocolate in the U.S. (answers in free kit)

9.  Is chocolate good for you? Find out the nutritional value. How can you make chocolate or other sweets part of a healthy diet?

10. Use your baking skills to help out someone in the community, such as senior citizens, children living in a shelter, a food bank, etc.  Example: Make chocolate chip cookies. Donate them to senior citizens, children living in a shelter, a food bank, etc.. 

11.  Make at least one recipe of fudge. Investigate the various flavors of fudge that can be made.

12.  Prepare a main dish recipe with chocolate as an ingredient. (recipes inside free kit)

13.  Do a troop or family survey. Get everyone to keep a record of the chocolate they eat over a week. How do your results compare?

14. Explain what at least 4 of these terms mean: tempering, enrobing*, bloom, cocoa butter, chocolate liquor, hard ball vs. soft ball or complete the Chocolate Matching Worksheet.
*Chocolate enrobing is a process that uses a “waterfall” of chocolate to provide a delicious coating of chocolate on products such as pretzels, etc.
*Sugar bloom is caused by moisture in the chocolate coating.

15.  Learn about chocolate consumption in the United States and other countries. Which country eats the most chocolate? Use the Internet or visit your local library to find out the most popular brands of chocolate in the U.S.

16.  Find out the nutritional value of chocolate. How can you make chocolate or other sweets part of a healthy diet? .

OLDER GIRL REQUIREMENTS-RECTANGLE

Learn the history of chocolate and how it is grown and processed from the cocoa bean to the candy bar. Are there any environmental or social concerns in the chocolate industry? What actions would you recommend?

Learn: -- Complete 1

1. Learn about chocolate consumption in the United States and other countries. Which country eats the most chocolate? Use the Internet or visit your local library to find out the most popular brands of chocolate in the U.S.
2. Learn about different types of chocolate. What makes them different? Find out the nutritional value of chocolate. How can you make chocolate or other sweets part of a healthy diet?
3. Explain what at least 4 of these terms mean: tempering, enrobing, bloom, cocoa butter, chocolate liquor, hard ball vs. soft ball. Or do the Chocolate Matching Worksheet.
4. Tour a place that makes chocolate candy. Interview the people who work there. What type of education is required?

Do:  Complete 1

1. Prepare a 3 course meal, including an appetizer, main dish and dessert. Each course must include chocolate as an ingredient.
2. Blind taste test various types and brands of chocolate. Which one did you like the most? Which one did you like the least? Why?
3. Do a troop or family survey. Get everyone to keep a record of the chocolate they eat over a week. How do your results compare?
4. Make at least one recipe of fudge. Investigate the various flavors of fudge that can be made.
5. Re-write a scene from a movie so that Chocolate is the bad-guy. What kinds of problem is he causing? Who is the good-guy? How will he be defeated? (This can be hysterical - be sure to plan to record it!)

Share: Complete 1

1. Use your baking skills to help out someone in the community, such as senior citizens, children living in a shelter, a food bank, etc.
2. Make up your own drink recipe using cocoa powder, drinking chocolate, or a bar of chocolate. Prepare it and ask your troop or group to taste test it.
3. Make a troop collection of chocolate recipes from all over the world. Prepare one of the recipes and share it with another Girl Scout Troop. Give them copies of your World Chocolate Recipes book.
4. Find out if chocolate can affect your mood. Make a poster with this and other nutritional information and present it to the troop.
5. Using a variety of techniques (using molds, dipping etc), make chocolate candy and donate it to a charitable organization.