Toured the Cadbury Factory. Our tour guide John, clad in purple overalls, educated us about the history of chocolate and the factory, which was originally a bakery that produced ship’s biscuits. Cadbury of Birmingham, England acquired the factory in the 1920’s. John was very entertaining and rewarded our close attention with Cadbury goodies he pulled from the chest pocket of his overalls. The kids sure thought that was dandy.
The cocoa beans come from Singapore; the milk comes from local cows. We had samples of warm chocolate and climbed to the top of a big, purple silo, which is used for pouring tons of liquid chocolate down. Spilling tons of chocolate down isn’t part of the production process, John later told me, but “the kids sure think it’s dandy.” We had a hard time keeping the kids from licking the handrail along the silo’s spiral staircase. Can you believe the factory doesn’t have a gift shop?!! Just kidding. Did you get our package yet?
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