All You Need Is Love

"All you need is love. All you need is love...love. Love is all you need." - The Beatles

I don't really have a valentine this year. So, will you my lovely readers be my valentine? And to show my appreciation, I give you a kiss...a hershey kiss.

 photo from Goodhousekeeping.com

It's always been a little tradition of mine to give out a Hershey kiss to friends and colleagues and now to you my awesome readers. I still remember the days in grade school when everyone would pass out little cards, candies and cupcakes. I'd always buy myself a little box of those conversation hearts just for the fun of it.
 
To celebrate the day, I've included a 10  Fun Food Facts. So after reading this, go tell someone close to you that you love them. Give them a hug, a kiss, even a handshake. I'm sure it will make their day.




Valentine's Day Fun Food Facts

One - 
In Medieval times, girls ate unusual foods on St Valentine's Day to make them dream of their future husband.

Two - 
Valentine's Day is one of the biggest candy selling day along with Halloween, Christmas and Easter.

Three - 
More than 35 million heart-shaped boxes of chocolate will be sold for Valentine's Day.

Four - 
In 1866, candy manufacturer NECCO made the first "Conversation Hearts" — then called "Motto Hearts." According to NECCO, eight billion of these little candies are sold between January 1 and February 14.

Five  - 
American men and women agree that the most romantic place to share candy is in front of the fireplace.

Six - 
Children receive 39 percent of all Valentine’s Day candy and gifts. Following them are wives/mothers (36 percent), fathers/husbands (6 percent), grandparents (3 percent), and pets (1 percent).

Seven - 
In the 1800’s physicians commonly advised their lovelorn patients to eat chocolate to calm their pining.

Eight - 
As an elixir for love, chocolate has been believed throughout history to bring smiles to the broken-hearted and to prompt amorous feelings in both men and women. It is believed that Madame Du Barry served it to all her suitors; Casanova consumed chocolate instead of champagne to induce romance; and Montezuma, the king of the ancient Aztecs, believed chocolate would make him virile.

Nine - 
Conversation Hearts: About 8 billion hearts will be produced this year; that’s enough candy to stretch from Rome, Italy to Valentine, Arizona 20 times and back again.

Ten -
Even if they don’t make the final purchases until the last few days, the majority of men (75%) testify that they plan ahead for Valentine’s Day.




Resources:
http://www.romancestuck.com/holidays/valentine/valentines-day-trivia.htm
http://www.foodreference.com/html/fcandy.html
http://www.theromantic.com/valentinesday/trivia.htm
http://candy.about.com/od/thecandyindustry/a/vday_trivia.htm