A friend of mine who knows I like candy told me about the Today Show's piece about how Hershey has changed their chocolate bar ingredients. They've taken out the cocoa butter and substituted it with vegetable oil. Apparently the company can save money by using vegetable oil but according to the FDA, it's technically NOT chocolate anymore. I like a Hershey bar every once in a while and have never liked Nestle's chocolate. Now I'm not so sure I'll like Hershey anymore either (haven't had the new bars with the vegie oil chocolate yet). Here's the video segment about the chocolate-not-being-chocolate-anymore story. And if you want to read the blog by the woman they interviewed writes, it's Candy Blog. Her blog takes an interesting look at every tiny detail about all kinds of candy and how they taste. Even being a life-long candy fan, I'm an amateur compared to this woman. Anyone tried the "new" Hershey products with the fake chocolate yet?