Fannie May Offering Free Samples on Milk Chocolate Day

Mark your calendar now: Sunday -- July 28 -- is National Milk Chocolate Day.

In order to celebrate, area Fannie May stores will be handing out free samples. Just drop by the stores at 2322 S. Route 59 (near Route 59 and Caton Farm Road in the Caton Crossing Town Square Shopping Center) in Plainfield or 2543 Plainfield Rd. in Joliet for a taste.

Have you ever wondered how milk chocolate is different from other chocolates?

The answer—according to the party planning experts at PunchBowl.com—is milk chocolate is a mix of cocoa solid and either dry or condensed milk. Here is a littlle more of what they had to say on the subject: "While dark chocolate is used traditionally as a baking ingredient, milk chocolate is used to make chocolate candy bars, hot chocolate and many delicious desserts."

One more fact, this courtesy of Wikipedia.com: The U.S. Government requires a 10 percent concentration of chocolate liquor in milk chocolate products.