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Chocolate takes center stage in February
Since hitting the shelves in 1861, heart-shaped boxes of chocolate have become a Valentine’s Day staple, with more than 36 million sold each year. That’s a lot of truffles — especially if each one is made by hand. Through a small window at Gail Ambrosius …