I love Easter. I love the colorful candy. I love the cute baskets. I love egg hunts and treasure hunts. Most of all, I love the chocolate Easter Bunny that lords over the entire basket.
When my kids were little, they cracked open the plastic seal on their Peter Rabbits with the chalky yellow and blue eyes right away. The ears were the first to go. After a week, those bunnies were eaten down to the nubs, or the butt really with blades of plastic grass sticking to the slimy teeth marks in the chocolate. They rarely finished them so I tossed the base, or the butt.
Lord of the Easter Basket
Gradually, they were introduced to finer chocolate, probably from Valentine’s Day chocolate boxes from the fancy chocolate stores. “We want real chocolate,” they whined. So, I started buying a Lindt gold-wrapped chocolate bunny, with a body profile like a real bunny instead of a cute face forward with a set of paws holding a candy carrot. Better chocolate is better, but glamorous wrapping is not cute like a chocolate bunny character inside a storybook box.
And I have to say, there isn’t a lot of bunny ear in the glam wrapper. Even if it’s silkier chocolate, the ears just taste better.
Now they are both in college, I can’t resist shipping a mini-Easter goody box even if they are watching their sugar intake. They don’t want a lot of bunny, good chocolate or not. This year, it’s all ears, no butts.
Fewer Calories
Hoppy Easter!
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Great post,Francie! Brings a big smile to my face when I imagine TJ receiving that at college. Happy Easter to you and your boys!
Couldn’t resist bringing a little Easter cheer to the page. Thanks for stopping by. Hoppy Easter!
Love the “ears only” treats! Those first few bites are always the best, anyway! Happy Easter😘
Thanks Teresa! Cheers to the Ears!
Lol – Chocolate bunny ears are the best!
Great memories of Easter egg (and coin) hunts in your yard. Happy Easter to you and Toni!
I can’t believe your boys are in college! Where have the years gone since you started writing your blog when were in Elizabeth’s class? Love your chocolate through the ages tale — what a long way we’ve come since Hershey bars!
Jeanne! I miss you!!!! We have come a long way in our writing, family and chocolate–the evolution of the chocolate bunny.;-)
Funny bunny story, sweet and delicious. Shared your blog post about Indie Book day and tagged you but it didn’t work But it is on my wall. Take care Francie.
Thank you Dita for sharing my post! I’m so glad to met you in the workshop.X)