Life is Like a Box of Chocolates Quiz

Answer: Fudge

'At the beginning' tells you to take the initial letters of the following five words 'Firstly, Under Delicious Ganache Emerges' to find the five letter answer - fudge.

Fudge is made by heating sugar, milk and butter, then beating it while it cools to get a smooth consistency, which is still soft enough to cut easily when completely cold. Inside a chocolate it will probably be plain vanilla flavoured fudge. However, it can be made with many different additional flavours, such as rum and raisin, chocolate orange, peppermint or cherry and almond, to name just a few.

Answer: Toffee

The word 'hide' means that the answer is inside the words 'lo-t of fee-ders' - toffee.

Heating sugar and butter to an even higher temperature than that needed for fudge will result in toffee. It then sets into a fairly hard chewy sweet as it cools. Like fudge, toffee can have nuts or dried fruit added for more interesting tastes.

Answer: Marzipan

Inside the word 'man' are 'a', 'r' (right) and 'zip', as indicated by the word 'holds', giving 'm-a-r-zip-an' leading to the answer - marzipan.

Marzipan, sometimes known as almond paste, is made from a mixture of sugar, ground almonds and egg. It is often used when decorating a cake, as a layer between the cake and the icing. However it can also be turned into confectionary. Because it is very easy to mold into different shapes, and can easily have different colourings added, it is a popular choice for making fruit or animal shaped delicacies.

Answer: Turkish delight

The word 'moves' indicates an anagram, and rearranging the letters of 'High turtle skid' gives the two word answer - Turkish delight.

Turkish delight is made from a mixture of sugar and water with some flavouring and a thickening agent such as cornflour or even gelatin. The traditional flavour is rose water, and it often has some pink food colouring added. Lemon is another common flavour; it could have a little yellow colouring, or it could be left in its natural off-white colour. Other fruit flavourings, or mint are also possible, with the addition of appropriate colouring if desired. The Turkish delight is usually cut into cubes which are coated in icing sugar. Sometimes the cubes are rolled in chopped nuts or desiccated coconut.

Answer: Truffle

The word 'find' means that the answer is in the words of the clue, but 'went back' shows that it is reversed; the seven letters in the middle of 'mys-elf, furt-ively', when read backwards, give the answer - truffle.

Truffles, as a sweetmeat, are made from a mixture of chocolate, cream and butter. The last two ingredients are heated before being poured over the chocolate pieces. Fruit or alcoholic flavourings can be added if desired. The mixture should be shaped into balls before being rolled in a coating. Possible coverings include cocoa powder, icing sugar, chopped nuts or desiccated coconut.

Answer: Caramel

The words 'every other' mean that we are looking for alternate letters from the following words for the answer - 'eClAiR cAn, MeEkLy' leads to caramel.

Caramel is made from a mixture of melted sugar with butter, cream and a small quantity of salt. It can be used as a sauce for ice cream, or as a cake filling and/or topping.

Answer: Liqueur

The word 'uncover' is another hidden word indicator; 'c-lique ur-ges' leads to the answer - liqueur.

Liqueurs are often fruit flavoured strong alcoholic drinks. Some liqueur chocolates literally have a small quantity of the drink in a sugar lined chocolate shell; care should be taken when eating these since the liquid can spill if the chocolate is bitten in half. However nothing, to my mind, can beat a whole cherry in kirsch inside a chocolate.

Answer: Marshmallow

The word 'moved' is an indication of an anagram, and rearranging the letters of 'How small ram' leads to the answer - marshmallow.

A mixture of whipped egg whites with a combination of sugar and gelatin dissolved in water produces a soft fluffy confection known as marshmallow. The resulting mixture will naturally be white, but different colourings can be added for variety. A favourite campfire delicacy is to toast a marshmallow on a stick over the fire; it will often be almost black on the outside, and melting in the middle.

Answer: Fondant

The word 'under' is another indicator of a hidden word; 'chif-fon, Dan t-asted' leads to the answer - fondant.

Fondant is simply a mixture of sugar and water cooked together, and whisked to incorporate some air into the mixture. Different flavourings and colourings can be added as required.

Answer: Nougat

'Finally' tells you to take the last letters of the following six words 'theN, dO yoU baG A sweeT' to find the six letter answer - nougat.

A mixture of sugar syrup and honey is combined with whisked egg whites to make nougat, which is a very chewy delicacy. Chopped candied fruit and nuts can be mixed in for added colour and flavour.