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De Chocolatis Potu Diatribe
Essay Concerning The Drinking Of Chocolate
Book • 1664
De Chocolatis Potu Diatribe, written by Cardinal Francesco Maria Brancaccio in 1664, is a treatise that argues against the notion that drinking chocolate constitutes breaking the fast during religious fast-days.
The work includes an ode by Aloysius Ferronius, praising both the chocolate tree and Brancaccio's stance on the issue.
The work includes an ode by Aloysius Ferronius, praising both the chocolate tree and Brancaccio's stance on the issue.
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Dominic Sandbrook

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425. The History Of Chocolate