| Dippin
Chocolate Ltd, as featured on On The Road with Jason
Davis, KSTP
One of the
latest crazes in the world of chocolate is a fountain
just flowing with the stuff!
One Minnesota woman was so taken with this device she
decided to go into business for herself.
It was a beautiful summer day, nearly two years ago,
when Kip and Sarah Ramsay tied the knot. They had a
perfect, storybook wedding, and just when the couple
thought their special day couldn't get any better, they
were presented with an unusual gift.
Kip Ramsay said, "We were at our wedding and her parents
had a surprise for us and we all gathered around one of
the rooms."
Sarah Ramsay said, "All of a sudden, we all come in and
there's a liquid chocolate fountain pouring down, and
there's strawberries the size of our fists, we could not
believe it!"
They had never seen anything like it, a fountain flowing
with chocolate!
The guests gathered around, oohing and ahhing as they
dipped their fruit.
It left quite an impression on the mother of the groom.
Mary Ramsay said, "I really thought about it, and I
thought, I can do this, so I went for it!"
For more than twenty years, Mary Ramsay raised three
boys and was a substitute teacher in St. Paul. Now at
the age of 58, she's running her first business.
She calls it, "Dippin Chocolate."
These days Mary and her husband, Richard, spend their
weekends setting up their scrumptious display at various
events. This time it's a Bridal show.
Life for Mary is sweet.
Mary Ramsay said, "People love food, people love
chocolate."
Their edible, extravagant fountain always draws a crowd.
At first it looks like it's solid chocolate, but when
the brides-to-be get up close, they realize it's a
smoothly flowing, cascading treat, a chocolate lover's
dream come true.
Mary Ramsay said, "Some people come through and they
think it looks like a potter's clay from a distance and
so I have to help people and encourage them to stick the
skewer in a little bit further and they'll get more
chocolate that way."
Mary Ramsay said, "I think it's just the chocolate,
anyone likes chocolate, we know that. And it's just a
very unique thing. A lot of people haven't seen it, it's
still fairly new here in Minnesota."
The eye-catching dessert is catching on.
Some future brides are even thinking about replacing
their wedding cake with it.
Kay Wilson said, "I would use it as a substitute,
instead of cake, cause I'm not a big cake fan, I like
chocolate."
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Article courtesy of
KSTP |