The fourth grade had a Medieval feast and needed gold coins to complete the atmosphere. Your custom chocolates were the perfect touch with gold foil and knight impressions, they were a hit with adults and children. Great customer service and shipping. Thank you.
Anne
Awesome. Web site was easy, coins were perfect, chocolate is good…have recommended to several people already.
Maura Stevens
Great service and the chocolate isn’t too bad. Love the customization.
Dina Reisman
We received the chocolate today and they came out fantastic! My daughter was very excited! Thank you for the beautiful job and making this whole thing so easy. I will definitely refer your company and use you in the future.
Dave S.
Service above and beyond expectations. Fast and courteous. I will be buying again sooner than expected…the coins were delicious and a big hit!!
Carol
The coins were for my husband to give out as little rewards for people that work for him. He was very happy with them. Delicious! Exactly what I was expecting.
Asher Ventura
Coins came fast and taste awesome bought 500 and will be buying 1000 more very soon 🙂
Mike Scott
As you have already been notified by UPS I received my order today, and I was even more impressed than I expected to be. I can’t wait to share with family and friends and see the expressions on their faces. I also had to try one….from each bag! forced myself not to try one from each design, not easy for a chocoholic.
Thanks so for the wonderful service over the phone and in the delivery date.
Betty
I am very happy with this product and the service.
I have them in their little bags and will be packing them them along with a couple other “money” related items for Christmas gifts. My disabled son bowls on a “Special Olympics” team and it is fun trying to fix a little something for all of them each year.
Thank you Scott for your help when I called for other infomation. You were very plesant and helpful.
Gelt talks – it’s Hanukkah time.
Gelt at Hanukkah
Of the many images of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah a few stand out as especially symbolic. The menorah with its brightly burning candles, the irresistible smell of frying potato pancakes or latkes and who can forget those foil wrapped Hanukkah coins now referred to as “gelt“.
But how did the concept of gelt come about?
Well, that’s where it gets a bit cloudy. Common belief is that the practice of giving small amounts of money, called gelt in Yiddish, began at the time of the Maccabees when special coins were minted to symbolize their newfound freedom. Another theory is that in the 18th century in Eastern Europe a tradition started of recognizing teachers will small amounts of gelt around Hanukkah time as an appreciation of their teachings. Over the years, the tradition moved from teachers to students as a means of recognition for their studies and as an incentive to learn more about the history of the holiday.
In America, Hanukkah was not a widely celebrated holiday until the early 20th century. At that time Hanukkah began to flourish among American jews, becoming a major holiday coinciding with the secular celebration of Christmas.
American chocolate manufacturers, looking to capitalize on the growing popularity of the holiday began manufacturing gold and silver foil wrapped chocolate coins in the 1920’s. It wasn’t long before netted pouches of these shiny foiled discs became ubiquitous with Hanukkah itself.
Traditional imagery was often used on the coins including the menorah, Star of David, or the four Hebrew letters present on the small top known as a dreidel.
Unfortunately these early coins were nicer to look at than to eat. Manufactured with low-grade chocolate and paraffin wax to prevent melting, they didn’t taste much different than chomping on a menorah candle.
Nowadays, the caliber of Hanukkah gelt has evolved through the use of high-quality cocoa beans, more refined fats and better milk powders. The designs have also evolved into modern times. You can still get the traditional imagery of the menorah, dreidel and Star of David…but modern twists like “Oy to the World”, “Happy Challah Days” and “Jews Do It for Eight Days” add a whimsical touch to the Festival of Lights.
While the allure of fresh out of the griddle potato latkes is pretty alluring, with kids there’s no disputing the fact – Gelt talks.
DebbieA
Excellent service and product! Great quality chocolate!!
John Wolbert
The product and service were great. Scott is a great guy with whom to deal. Everyone who received the coins from us enjoyed the chocolate and the manner in which it was presented.
Michele
Great product and wonderful service.
Norene Groth
I have been meaning to let you know that the coins you produced for my event were so great and everyone loved them. It was a pleasure working with you and I’ve been giving out your information to others! Thanks again!!!
Reneeh
Product arrived as expected. The chocolate tasted great, but the custom stamped gold coins put our pirate party over the top!!!