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Default Chocolate trivia

On 2/12/2021 7:31 AM, Gary wrote:
> On 2/11/2021 3:46 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> Nat Geo has a series called Food Factory and I just watched an episode
>> that showed Hershey Kisses.
>>
>> They bring in milk from 14,000 cows every day
>> They make 70,000,000 kisses every day.
>>
>> In the 18th century bite sized confections were called "kisses" thus the
>> name.

>
> I watch that show occasionally. I like it better when they make
> something other than candy.
>
>

I find the mechanics of it fascinating. The specialty machines that cost
big bucks so we can buy food cheaply. I have an idea for a new cookie
and it will only cost $750,000 to start production.