I recall a once legendary battle which took
place over twenty years ago between myself and my brother Steven. It was a week
or so after Easter and we had eaten our way through our candy and we now down
to the last, coveted Cadbury Creme Egg. Both of us loved Cadbury Creme Eggs and
we found ourselves smack dab in a shortage of resources situation. It’s an old,
old story; one with which I am sure you are familiar. One person has what the
other person wants. Today, the trauma of that engagement has dulled my memory.
I recall a great deal of running and shouting. Finally, in a climactic show of
frustration, my brother let loose the very object of our disagreement and it hit
be square in the arm. I had a giant bruise for the next week but I had come out
of the trenches the victory and I enjoyed every moment of eating my triumph.
I suppose it is fate that I have come to
the land of Cadbury where my wildest dreams have in fact come true. I have seen
with my own eyes, giant Cadbury chocolate eggs. It was too much to hope for
that they would be filled with that most heavenly of tastes, the cream. I have
also seen miniature Cadbury Creme Eggs which with one bite are devoured whole.
This is no exaggeration, dear Reader. I have come to the Promised Land after a
lifetime of crusading.
Now my current profession will not allow me
to merely rely on these flowery reflections upon the gloriousness that is the
Land of Cadbury. Rather, what follows is a preliminary report on my findings, a
comparison really. I hope that you will find it useful should you ever be lucky
enough to follow in my footsteps.
Object
Name Cadbury
Creme Egg (Mini)
Accession
Number YUM.21.3.14.a
Culture United
Kingdom
Date Best Before
31 July 2014
Material
and Construction
Primary
Materials Milk,
sugar, cocoa butter, glucose syrup, invert sugar syrup, cocoa mass, humectant
(glycerol), vegetable fats (pal, shea), emulsifier (E442), colours (E171,
paprika extract)
Completeness Complete,
for the present
Decoration Foil
wrapper
Dimensions
Height 35
mm
Width 24
mm
Depth 26
mm
Weight 11.5
g
Acquisition
This object was acquired on 21 March 2014
via purchase from the Howlands Shop in Durham, County Durham, UK. It arrived
packaged with seven similar objects. Total cost amounted to £1.
Object
Description
Object arrived individually wrapped in
colourful foil with the phrase “Cadbury Crème Egg” printed twice across it. The
dominant colours in the design are red, yellow, purple, and white. The obverse
of the decorative foil is plain silver.
Once unwrapped, it was clear the object had
been decoratively moulded. Four oblong lines run along the length of the piece.
Centrally, on both sides the moniker “Cadbury” is enscribed with two eight
point stars.
An obvious joint can be noted running along
the length of the entire piece, suggesting it was manufactured in two pieces
and later joined together.
The centre is
filled with a white and yellow fondant that is quite delicious.
Object
Name Cadbury
Creme Egg
Accession
Number YUM.21.3.14.b
Culture United
Kingdom
Date Best Before
31 July 2014
Material
and Construction
Primary
Materials Milk,
sugar, cocoa butter, glucose syrup, invert sugar syrup, cocoa mass, humectant
(glycerol), vegetable fats (pal, shea), emulsifier (E442), colours (E171,
paprika extract)
Completeness Complete,
for the present
Decoration Foil
wrapper
Dimensions
Height 53
mm
Width 38
mm (at widest)
Depth 39
mm
Weight 36
g
Acquisition
This object was acquired from Boots
Pharmacy in Market Square, Durham, County Durham, UK. It was purchased as part
of a meal deal with a sandwich and smoothie. It was not packaged in any other
way save for its decorative foil.
Object
Description
Object is individually wrapped in a
colourful foil. The primary colours used on the foil are yellow, red, purple,
white, and black. The foil has several words written on it including “Cadbury Creme
Egg” and product information such as ingredients and the sell by date. The
obverse side is plain silver.
Once unwrapped, the moulded design of an
eight pointed star and three ridges is clear. This design appears on both sides
of the egg.
An obvious joint is seen running along the
length of the egg. There is a gap in this joint toward the narrow end of the
egg. This suggests that the joining process was not fully completed.
Inside the egg is delicious white
and yellow fondant.
Object
Name Cadbury
Milk Chocolate Egg
Accession
Number YUM.21.3.14.c
Culture United
Kingdom
Date Best Before
31 July 2014
Material
and Construction
Primary
Materials Milk, Sugar, Coca Butter, Cocoa Mass, Vegetable Fat, Emulsifiers, Flavourings
Completeness Complete,
for the present
Decoration Foil
wrapper
Dimensions
Height 160
mm
Width 116
mm (at widest)
Depth 123
mm
Weight 277
g
Acquisition
This object was acquired at Tescos in
Market Square, Durham, County Durham UK on 15 March 2014. It arrived in a box
with five treat sized Cadbury bars. Total purchase price was £2.
Object
Description
The object is wrapped in a decorative
purple foil with white letters which read “Cadbury” repeated in a pattern.
Unwrapped, the decoration of the egg is
rather plain. The word “Cadbury” appears on both sides of the egg and
indentations are seen near the joint where the edges of the moulds met.
The egg does not contain any fondant.
Comparison
All three objects were easily obtained in Durham,
County Durham, UK. They are all egg shaped and wrapped in a colourful foil. All
contain relatively the same ingredients though YUM.21.3.14.c does not contain
fondant. Apart from the differences in size, YUM.21.2.14.a and YUM.21.2.14.b
are virtually identical.
Conclusion
Cadbury Creme Eggs are delicious.
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