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Conference turris::cooks

Title:	How to Make them Goodies
Notice:	Please Don't Start New Notes for Old Topics! Check 5.*
Moderator:	FUTURE::DDESMAISONSec.com::winalski

Created:	Tue Feb 18 1986
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	4127
Total number of notes:	31160

3423.0. "Chocolate without caffeine?" by DSTEG::BLANCHARD () Fri Jan 17 1992 12:39

    Question: Is it possible to get chocolate without caffeine in it?  My
    son is allergic to caffeine and he goes from a wonderful eight-year old
    to a complete nervous wreck with even small amounts of chocolate, for
    example a chocolate-chip cookie, and of course he loves chocolate.
    
    I suspect that all too often sugar gets blamed on children being
    hyper-active or out-of-control, but my experience has been excessive
    caffeine.  
    
    Of course the coke based drinks have the same problem, but there is a
    choice of no caffeine on those products.  If I could find chocolate
    without caffeine, I could use it in cooking and satisfy the craving.
    
    Thanks
    
    Dennis
    
    Hampstead, NH.

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
3423.1	White Chocolate?	IAMOK::MARINER		`Fri Jan 17 1992 13:03`	4
	I'm not sure so probably should keep quiet but isn't white chocolate without caffeine? Mary Lou
3423.2		CSSE32::RAWDEN	Cheryl Graeme Rawden	`Fri Jan 17 1992 13:30`	7
	There is a chocolate notes file on OHMARY::CHOCOLATE. Note 180 discusses caffeine (in white chocolate) but quickly degrades into vices. Well, perhaps "degrade" is not the proper word to use. :^) What would happen if you made your son chocolate chip cookies with 1/4 the amount of chips and replace the other 3/4 with something like peanut butter morsels or nuts? The poor kid....
3423.3		CNTROL::MACNEAL	ruck `n' roll	`Fri Jan 17 1992 14:03`	1
	How about carob?
3423.4	yes, try carob	ENABLE::glantz	Mike @TAY 227-4299 TP Eng Littleton	`Fri Jan 17 1992 15:47`	4
	I agree with .-1: carob is probably is a good idea, for a whole bunch of reasons. I've seen carob chips which can be used directly in place of chocolate chips. They actually taste pretty decent, too.
3423.5	carob	KAOFS::M_FETT	alias Mrs.Barney	`Fri Jan 17 1992 15:53`	6
	carob would have been my suggestion too, but you'd have to try it out - some people think it is no where NEAR the flavour of chocolate, others don't mind at all. Monica
3423.6	Thanks All.	DSTEG::BLANCHARD		`Sat Jan 18 1992 18:08`	11
	Thanks for the suggestions. I checked with Sanborn Candies in Plaistow NH ( a wonderland of chocolate I might add ), and they told me that White chocolate has less Caffeine, but it still does have some. I will check the carob and see how things work out. He loves chocolate so. He is really good for someone that age, he will pass it up, but it must be a real sacrifice for him. Thanks again, and I will check the Chocolate notes... Dennis
3423.7	Carob worked great.	DSTEG::BLANCHARD		`Thu Jan 23 1992 12:45`	14
	We made some Carob chip cookies and my son was tickled pink with them. The do resemble chocolate enough that he is satisfied. I think I will pick up some of the carob powder and see how that does with milkshakes etc. Thanks for the advice, the local health food store in Plaistow, NH had an assortment of Carob to choose from. You folks made on kid very happy, as well as the parents. You cannot begin to imagine the effect chocolate has on him. Thanks again Dennis
3423.8		ENABLE::glantz	Mike @TAY 227-4299 TP Eng Littleton	`Thu Jan 23 1992 16:46`	10
	Wow, it's really good to hear that he can enjoy himself a little. Thanks for the good news. Meanwhile, while discussing this problem with some friends, they suggested that a way to get something approaching a dark chocolate flavor with carob might be to add some decaffeinated coffee (probably a powdered instant) to a recipe. I suppose it would have to be fully decaffeinated to work (no idea if this exists), and I have no idea how it would taste.