Thorntons has struggled to adapt to changing tastes as they shift towards darker chocolate and less sugary flavours.
The bitter, dark chocolate eaten by the nuns is nothing like the sugary, flavoured milk chocolate which is popular today - but the reaction is understandable.
Before brewers can make beer, they must make "wort", which is essentially an intensely sugary, non-alcoholic malt drink with a flavour not unlike a decent mug of Horlicks.
Here's what rural Ecuadorian children get to eat each morning at school: a couple artificially flavoured and sweetened energy bars, sugary cookies and a powdered drink mix.
The transformation of grapes into wine is a biotechnological process where microorganisms, primarily yeast, convert a sugary liquid in a water-alcohol solution of flavour and pleasant aroma.
The technicians start the washing process immediately, since delay can cause fermentation of the sugary coating surrounding the bean and ruination of the coffee flavour.
His home-made version has a smooth, creamy texture (think whole cow's milk) and a distinct but mild almond flavour, while the bought one is thinner and much more sugary, albeit still nicely nutty.
Once liberated from the fear of having the ending ruined, you'll be able to discern whether something offers the cheap, sugary hit of a plot twist or elimination or produces the subtle texture and flavour of characterisation and strong writing.
After several puffs I determined that the Krave 300 Tobacco flavour tastes a lot like the milk left in your bowl after a sugary cereal.
"Try to avoid the sugary pastes like quince paste as they can be filling on the stomach and dull the flavour," Femia says.
