Filed under: Chocolate , Newspapers , On the Blogs , The History of... , America History buffs with a sweet tooth can now get an idea of what chocolate tasted like to American colonists. American Heritage Chocolate , made by Mars, aims to recreate the chocolate of yore by using centuries-old methods and recipes. Stone ground cocoa beans result in a grittier chocolate infused with spices such as cinnamon, anise, nutmeg, red pepper, orange and vanilla. The chocolate comes in bars, sticks and a drink mix. As is fitting for a historical chocolate, American Heritage is available only at Fort Ticonderoga, Colonial Williamsburg, Monticello, Mount Vernon and The Smithsonian. An AP story has more . [Via USA TODAY ] Permalink     Email this     Linking Blogs     Comments