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The History of Chocolate Bars
July 4, 2014
It’s been quite a while since the last time I shared some chocolate history. So here goes.
A form of solid chocolate came about in 1847, all credits to Joseph Fry & Sons. They came up with a way to mix cocoa butter to the defatted or "Dutched" cocoa powder and incorporated sugar that yielded a paste that’s moldable, then came the solid chocolate bar. They then displayed it for eating in Bingley Hall, Birmingham, England.
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