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Happy National Chocolate Mousse Day!

Though chocolate seems to be the most natural flavor for mousse, savory mousses were all the rage during the 18th century. According to The Oxford Companion to Food, "Mousse, a French term meaning foam, is applied to dishes with foamy texture, usually cold and often sweet but also savory and sometimes hot." While savory mousses were popularized by the 18th century, it wasn't until the latter end of the 19th century that dessert mousses started to appear more frequently on menus.

The oldest American reference for chocolate mousse dates back to 1892, when it was served at a food exposition at Madison Square Garden. While the classic rendition of chocolate mousse is still popular (we recommend Julia Child's recipe), we recently discovered a more modern take that adds cinnamon to the base and tops it with fresh cherries, or even a vegan variety from Heidi of 101cookbooks, who spikes the mousse with Amaretto.

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This is a really weird holiday. I'm fine with the "chocolate" part of it, but I can't imagine eating this without getting tiny hairs or a tail stuck in my teeth.

Oh, it's chocolate mousse. I had an Emily Litella moment there.

It's National Chocolate Mousse Day. Whenever I hear the words chocolate mousse I think of a work lunch I had years ago. The boss was paying for the meal, and when the waitress came around and asked if we wanted dessert, one of my fellow employees said "chocolate mousse for everyone!" without even asking the boss if it was OK, since he was paying. It was quite delicious.

Here's a recipe for Chocolate Mousse at AOL Food, and here's one for White Chocolate Mousse from Betty Crocker.