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Long before westerners knew of chocolate, the Aztecs used ground cocoa as a drink, but added no sugar. After Columbus and Cortez brought the drink back from the New World, Europeans supplemented the bitter drink with sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon. Source: creativechocolates.com

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The steam engine was a significant factor in chocolate’s popularity growth. Steam power made the time-consuming cocoa bean grinding process faster. Solid chocolate wasn't invented until 1847--by an English company. The Swiss contributed milk chocolate about 30 years later.

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Source: creativechocolates.com Coffee.... Chocolate.... Men.... Some things are just better when they're rich! I'd give up chocolate, but I'm no quitter.... Just give me the chocolate and no one gets hurt!

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Cocoa trees must be grown in tropical climates. Therefore chocolate-producing companies in the US and Europe import the beans mostly from West Africa, Brazil, Ecuador and the Indies. Cocoa beans are fermented and roasted before being ground to make chocolate. Source: creativechocolates.com