What follows is an email exchange that took three years to reach a conclusion! I thought it would be fun to share this - If any of you know anything more about the elusive Hershey's Lost Miniature, DO post a reply and help us fill in the gaps! Thanks!

From: Bob
Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2004 10:18 AM
To: Cocoajava
Subject: Hershey's Lost Miniature

My wife and I got back from a trip to Hershey, PA last week (and, surprisingly, we still have chocolate left to finish).

We were nibbling some Hershey's Miniatures, and I started to think... Milk Chocolate, Special Dark, Mr. Goodbar, Krackle... wasn't there a fifth variety?

I remember another selection in the Miniatures assortment when I was a kid. It had a pale yellow or ivory wrapper, and was called Butter Crunch or Butter Brickle or something like that. Am I right? I remember it being my least favorite. Probably everyone else's, too, or they'd still be making it.

What was it called, and what was it made of?

Thanks,
-- Bob
http://www.cartoonacy.net

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From: Cocoajava
To: Bob
Subject: RE: Hershey's Lost Miniature
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 22:14:37 -0500

My husband and I have been going nuts on this question! In a good way, mind you! I finally tossed it out to the CocoaJava Café livejournal today, to see if any of my readers that use that journal might have a comment or memory to share. If I get a nibble, I'll let you know!

Take care,

Lori Holuta
CocoaJava
http://cocoajava.com

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From: Bob
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 11:53 AM
To: Cocoajava
Subject: RE: Hershey's Lost Miniature

Lori --

Three years ago, I sent you this e-mail asking if you remembered the long-lost fifth Hershey's Miniature from my childhood. Well, persistence (or obsession?) pays off. Thanks to Google News and www.newspaperarchives.com I found an old newspaper ad for Hershey's candy that lists Mr. Goodbar, Krackel, and... Butter Chip! It had bits of crunchy-sticky butter toffee enrobed in milk chocolate, kind of like a finely-ground Heath Bar. Further searching revealed that Butter Chip was introduced in 1963 and discontinued in 1968. Not even the Hershey's headquarters seems to have a record of this product. I'd still love to see the old label, though, to see how close my memory is to reality.

-- Bob
http://www.cartoonacy.net

I'm searching for chocolate wholesalers in the vicinity of Montreal, Canada. Here's a bit from an email that's got me poking about the web:

What we are looking for is a chocolate wholesaler. We prefer to deal with a company or companies that are located in Montreal because we do not want to stock too much of it. We need to know that we can pick up a little or a lot (small or large) quantities when we need it. We really want to make sure that our customers are receiving only fresh chocolate. We are also interested in Godiva wholesalers or other Belgin Chocolates in and around Montreal.

So far I've come up with ONE lead: Chocolate Central CJ Inc. I'll go ahead and send that suggestion along to the company that is searching, but I would love to be able to give them more leads.

I've seen adorable little cups made of chocolate, that are perfect for whipping into hot milk for cocoa. However, I'd like to try my hand at making them, preferably out of organic chocolate.

Does anyone know what I'm talking about or have a recipe?

Does anyone have any super good recipes for chocolate mousse cookies (the kind with a really warm and melted chocolate center.. i used to make great ones, but I lost the recipe. I got it from a book) and hot cocoa?

Has any one had tobleron chocolates? They are my absolute favorite chocolate bars!