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DIANE KNOX: Tracking down traditional chocolate Easter eggs in the US is near impossible, says Invernessian in America


By Diane Knox

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Tracking down Easter eggs in the US is almost impossible, says Invernessian Diane Knox.
Tracking down Easter eggs in the US is almost impossible, says Invernessian Diane Knox.

It’s Good Friday, and the Easter weekend is upon us.

It’s always such an optimistic, happy time of the year. Easter feels pretty different in the US compared to Scotland but most holidays do, to be honest.

Growing up in Inverness, Easter was always family time with a big roast lamb dinner on Easter Sunday and hot cross buns with melted butter!

Ah, the food; it’s always the thing I miss the most!

One of the biggest, and most notable, differences is the sheer absence of Easter eggs. I swear, I look for them everywhere and they’re nowhere to be found.

In the UK, you’d walk into any supermarket weeks before Easter and a full aisle would be dedicated to those chocolatey eggs, and if you didn’t get them nice and early they’d sell out – especially that Cadbury Creme Egg one. But nope, these are hard to track down Stateside.

They’re big on Easter-themed candy here, and pretty much every brand of chocolate makes bunny-themed wrappers at this time of year, but I am yet to find the traditional chocolate egg.

We have absolutely no plans for the weekend, but should probably make some.

It’s my birthday next week (quite happy not to talk about that!) so we might plan some kind of dinner or recreate a Scottish lamb roast for my family.

But it seems like the weekend to be in Scotland. For once, the weather over a bank holiday weekend is going to be glorious, and as hot as Majorca!

I told my husband that the bookies had slashed the odds on record Easter temperatures, and he couldn’t believe people would place bets on the weather. Just wait until he visits and then he’ll understand why.

Speaking of betting, last week I started a new job.

I’m thrilled to start as a golf analyst for Pickswise, a sports betting platform that offers free tips and previews for all sporting events.

Pickswise is actually owned by a UK-based company, so it’s exciting to be able to collaborate with the teams on either side of the pond. And I was quite happy that one of my top picks to win The Masters actually did take home the green jacket. That was a good start!

On the subject of golf, it was a very special week for Tiger Woods.

It truly is incredible that the five-time Masters champion, who declared he was lucky to be alive 14 months ago after a horrific car accident, played at Augusta National, made the cut and walked the course for all four days.

He didn’t play great over the weekend, but it would be hard to feel disappointed when the week was about so much more than just golf. He’s back…again.

And the most exciting announcement came at the end of play on Sunday when he confirmed he’d be making the trip to Scotland to play in The Open Championship at St Andrews in July. After all, it is his favourite golf course, and a venue that’s been home to two spectacular Tiger victories.

Maybe I’ll be spending the weekend sorting travel plans for July!

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