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WEIRD and wonderful recipes that would have made Willie Wonka a happy man were submitted in droves to Scariff Library for their ‘Invent A Chocolate Bar’ competition.
Youngsters who came up with com- binations both tasty and startling were in to win a feast of chocolate for their efforts.
The competition ran to celebrate Roald Dahl Day on September 13, , and Tuamgraney-based Wilde Irish Chocolates stepped up to sponsor the prize.
Children were asked to imagine they were inventing a chocolate bar for Willy Wonka.
“We had some amazing suggestions and some really inventive ones,” said librarian, Carol….
“One suggestion was for a family bar, with different flavours and bits so that everyone could have their favourite. Another was for a Credit Crunch bar — that was a very popular one and then there were ones involv- ing slugs and bits of grass. They re- ally got going with it.”
But having read all the suggestions, the library staff had to pick a winner and it was Sean O’Rourke, Mount- Shannon, with the Celtic Credit Crunch Bar.
The suggestions were so creative that they couldn’t be left at that and there was a second prize for Liam O’Sullivan, Lisdoonvarna, with his Wildely Wicked bar. Third went to Rhian Quigley, Newport, with Runa- way Rasins.
There were consolation prizes for: Wackiest Bar – Rowan Powell, Miltown Malbay for Willy Wonka’s Seaweed Surprise
Most Thoughful Bar – Turlough O’Cinneide, Scariff for Our Family Brn
Best Artwork – Hazel Sturton, Tuamgraney for What Kids Want (WKW)
Cutest Bar – Andrew Cahir Whelan, Ennis for Ba-ba Bar
Funniest Bar – Anne Marie Flanagan, Ennis for Giggle Goo Most Do-able at Home Bar – Shane Walsh, Ogonelloe for Wonky Bar
Wilde Irish Chocolate will now create a limited edition chocolate bar inspired by the winning entry.
Wilde Irish Chocolates have been producing top quality artisan choco- late from their base in Tuamgraney
for 11 years now. Patricia Farrell and her husband Con are passionate about chocolate and the love shows.
“This is not something produced by pushing buttons on a machine and pouring stuff into a mould — this is a product that people get involved with. It’s all made by hand, we’re constantly working on the flavours and combinations and the human touch shows in the tatse,”’ said Patri- Ore
The chocolate sounds as good as it tastes, the most popular being dark chocolate with vanilla and cherry. They have branched out into gift
boxes and fudge, also handmade products.
With four people employed, the ac- colade of Good Food Ireland mem- bership, ten awards behind them and a gold medal for their Fairtrade Or- ganic chocolate, Wilde has a bright future. They have also just opened a shop in Doolin and they are about to launch a new website.