Miss Hope's Chocolate Box: Fudges, Fairy Cakes, Truffles and Other Splendid Recipes

This is an excellent book for starting with simple chocolate recipes. I had never made chocolates before, but wanted to make some as Christmas gifts. There are also more advanced recipes for when I am feeling stronger, have more time and more experienced! Its quite a messy business this chocolate making, so I would recommend wearing surgical gloves. Cut down the time in washing sticky hands all the time.I did however get a little fed up with the extra bits of info I didnt need. i.e. "Mr Arthur Whitlow at the 1953 Pigeon and Ferret Fanciers Fair with just a single blow to the left buttock". Funny comments here and there are scattered through the book, but I would prefer just to keep the recipe pages for that alone. I dont need to do the extra reading.!But on the whole very enjoyable and a book I will use again and again.

Nice looking book with lots of nice recipes but bought from Amazon for£15.86 but inside the front cover it's marked at £12.99 🤔

Not quite the book I thought it was, I wanted something a little more basic, never having worked with chocolate before, but some yummy recipes, and looking forward to trying more.

This is a very well presented and photographed book. It has quirky and original introductions and descriptions - but the recipies were slightly unusual for my taste. I was hoping to find a range of traditional recipies as an introduction to sweet making - but instead I got recipies such as Pear & Chestnut Truffles, Prunes & Brandy Ganache and Brandy Almond Dates. 90% of the flavour combinations left me, personally, cold. I'm looking forward to trying maybe 3-4 recipies, but that is all - far to exotic for my conservative taste buds.

bit disappointed as I already had sweets made simple and there were lots of the same recipes in it. if buying only one book I would go with the sweets made simple book.

Not really what I wanted, slightly disappointed with content. However service was excellent

The twee tone was not for me. I'm sure the limited range of recipes will be fine if I ever get around to using them.

I bought the book for my niece, a budding cook, who absolutely loved it and was tickled pink by the text which is delightful. I liked the book so much that I have put in a plea to receive it for my birthday. Will have to wait and see.