| Many of us like or even love chocolate in at least one | | | | attended. It was at this fair that he spotted the |
| of its forms. Chocolate can be found in a variety of | | | | chocolate making machinery that was on display. |
| forms. All chocolate starts out as beans, we most of | | | | Hershey had made his fortune in the caramel |
| us enjoy it either as a powder or liquid you can add | | | | business, but saw the potential chocolate had. |
| to drinks, or as candy bars. Even though many of us | | | | Hershey decided to install the machinery in his |
| like chocolate we really don't know where it all | | | | factory and started producing candy bars in 1894. It |
| started.When chocolate was first brought to England | | | | did not take long for other Americans to start adding |
| by the Spanish it was as a drink. The drink was | | | | ingredients to the candy bars to make new candy |
| bittersweet due to the fact that it was made with | | | | bars.Even though candy bars were becoming more |
| chili peppers. It did not take long for the chili peppers | | | | popular, they didn't get a lot of attention until World |
| to be replaced with sugar and make the drink even | | | | War I. During the war chocolate manufacturers sent |
| better. Many people could not afford this luxury drink, | | | | 20 to 40 pound blocks of chocolate to the bases. |
| but it was enjoyed by the royalty.It did not take long | | | | These big blocks of chocolate were split up into |
| for other countries to challenge Spain's monopoly on | | | | smaller pieces and distributed to the soldiers. By the |
| cocoa. After cocoa became more available the price | | | | time the war was over and the dough boys returned |
| went down and more people could enjoy it. This | | | | they had come to like chocolate. The popularity of |
| would also lead to people experimenting with cocoa | | | | chocolate spread from them to the general public.The |
| and using it in cakes and pastries.When people first | | | | war is what insured that the chocolate business |
| starting eating candy bars they were also | | | | would make it. Soon after chocolate gained popularity |
| bittersweet just like the drink. Henry Nestle, the | | | | more and more manufacturers began to manufacture |
| maker of evaporated milk, and Daniel Peter, a | | | | chocolate. Soon the chocolate industry had 40,000 |
| chocolate maker, got together and made milk | | | | varieties available. The twenties became the high |
| chocolate. This milk chocolate bar is now preferred | | | | point in the candy bar industry which remains popular |
| by 80% of the world's population.In 1893 there was | | | | to this day.Gregg Hall is an author living in Navarre |
| a World's Fair held in Chicago that Milton S. Hershey | | | | Florida. |