As a symbol of new life, eggs have been associated with Easter since the early days of Christianity, but ovoid chocolate didn’t arrive in Britain until 1873, thanks to the ever-innovative Bristol company, Fry’s. Chocolate eggs were an instant smash hit. Cadbury rolled out its version two years later and by 1893 had a cracking 19 different designs to offer, either filled with dragées (sugarcoated chocolates) or decorated with marzipan or piping. The Cadbury Creme Egg was first laid in 1971. One of the company’s most popular inventions, it is today produced in Bournville at a totally whizz-popping rate of up to 1.5 million a day.…
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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2019