"Boscoe" Votes on "Hershey" Cupcakes

Well I've been asked by more than a few people for my test results on the Hershey cupcakes I made last week, so I guess the time has come to post the score cards. While there were some people at last week's meeting who said they "enjoyed" these cupcakes, most inquired as to why they tasted like "store" bought bakery cupcakes, and "nothing" like all of my previous chocolate goodies. They wanted to know if I had run out of time that day or was tired and just grabbed the ready made bakery fare at my local Stop n' Shop. I had to confess that they were my "captive" guinea pigs for an experimental trip down memory lane, and that I wanted to get a general consensus on taste, texture and flavor in addition to my own opinion. So my friends, the results were as follows..............13 people gave these cupcakes a "thumbs down", and 3 issued a "thumbs up".  My vote........."thumbs down", but in all fairness, they did transport me back to that "magical" moment and delivered the taste I remembered so well.  But times were much simpler then............. (no, I'm not talking horse and buggy, but close) and "Hershey", the Pennsylvania born tradition, was usually the first chocolate bar that most of us experienced. This was the established "benchmark" that most people used when referring to chocolate. Fortunately today we have several other options, and those are the ones that most people, including myself, prefer in this sleepy seaside community south of Boston.