Dairy free chocolate chips $8.79 at the grocery store!

[Phentex]

I guess I haven't purchased them in a while but I swear I don't remember them being this expensive before. I know, I know look at everything costing so much more but this isn't a necessity so no thanks.

[NewHendoLib]

1. Belgian dark chocolate 1 lb bar at Trader Joe went 3.99 to

8.99. Some tariffs factor, some climate change I guess

[Old Crank]

2. Most of it is weather related

Many sections of the growing range have been hit with unpredictable weather.
Unfortunately the cost increase at our end isn't trickling down to the individual farmer like it should

[pansypoo53219]

3. bad chocolate crop year.

[Warpy]

4. Cacao doesn' grow here. Neither d coffee and tea.

Some of the ingredients in colas don't grow here.

People who aren't rolling in money are going to need my reci[pe for Depression Coffee by the time the Republicans become the minority party. Pro tip: stock up on caffeine tablets now, store them in a cool and dark spot and keep them sealed. You'll need them, especiallu if you're a real coffee hound,

[buzzycrumbhunger]

5. What a tease!

"People who aren't rolling in money are going to need my reci[pe for Depression Coffee “

You can’t dangle something like that and not explain. So… what IS the recipe?

[Warpy]

6. I discovered it by accident

wben I was going for something else and spaced it, sniffed the air and wnet "COFFEE?" which I disliked and the ex wasn't home. I ground the stuff up when he got home and he pronounced it the best decaf he'd ever had.

The actual recipe requires time, effort, a good sense of smell, and a close watch on the process, as subsequent batches proved.

I'll post it in C&B when coffee hounds start to feel real pain, meaning the saner people in the Pentagon and State Department have been loosed from their MAGAt bonds and have managed to resolve the Strait of Hormuz closure.

(Oh, and the various Admiralty Courts have ruled that Iran gets its territorial waters, but the Strait remains international waters, meaning the rest of the world needs to get off its collective duff to help resolve this)

[buzzycrumbhunger]

7. Still being coy...

I’ve used Kaffree and found it was very coffee-like—minus the caffeine—as well as yerba and other herbal subs.

I’m most often a tea drinker but sometimes, you just WANT a caffeine boost.

Alternatives for those interested in a starting point: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/coffee-alternatives