What candy bar is named after an ancient torture device?
AT A GLANCE: In 1847, Joseph Fry discovered a way to mix some melted cacao butter back into defatted, or “Dutched,” cocoa powder (along with sugar) to create a paste that could be pressed into a mold. The resulting bar was such a hit that people soon began to think of eating chocolate as much as drinking it. Many people credit this as the very first chocolate bar for eating. Invention: candy bar in 1847 Function: noun / can·dy bar Definition: A confection made with sugar and often flavoring and filling with a shape that is longer than it is wide. Candy bars made with milk chocolate are the most popular Patent: Various candy making machines have been patented Inventor: Joseph Fry Criteria: First to invent. Entrepreneur. Birth: 1795 Death: 1879 Nationality: British Milestones: 250 Mayan society’s elite consume a chocolate drink made from Cacao beans 1375 Aztec society use cacao beans as currency and as a beverage 1529 a Chocolate drink is introduced into Spain from the Americas by conqui
