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liquid chocolate
engraving of an Aztec with cocoa beans and chocolate beverage
Brazilian cocoa pods
Learn why the presence of Theobromine molecule in chocolates is toxic to dogs
A white woman bites into a bar of chocolate.
Food history: How to make German Black Forest cake
How to make Belgian chocolates
Know about the MIT Laboratory for Chocolate Science dedicated to the science, history, politics, and economics of chocolate
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Cadbury, George
George Cadbury
British businessman
Milton Hershey
Milton Snavely Hershey
American manufacturer

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