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IsabelleHo

9thGradeHumanities
HowCocoaPowderand
CocoaButterareProduced

1. PodsharvestedintheCocoaBelt(WestAfricaandotherplaces
1020northorsouthoftheequator).

2. Fermentedforfivetoeightdayspodsopenedandtheinsides
(pulpandbeans)areputintobasketscoveredinbananaleavesor
spreadonlargetraysandcoveredinbananaleaves,thendriedinthe
sunforaboutaweek.

3. Podsareroastedforflavorthenwinnowedcrackedopenandouter
shellisremovedandseparatedfromcocoapieces(nibs),nibsare
thengroundupintococoaliquor.

4. Cocoaliquoristhenheateduptoseparatethefat(cocoabutter)
andtheremainingcocoasolidsaregroundintococoapowder.

5. CocoaPowderandCocoaButter

IsabelleHo
9thGradeHumanities
HowChocolateisProduced

1. PodsharvestedintheCocoaBelt(WestAfricaandotherplaces
1020northorsouthoftheequator).

2. Fermentedforfivetoeightdayspodsopenedandtheinsides(pulp
andbeans)areputintobasketscoveredinbananaleavesorspreadon
largetraysandcoveredinbananaleaves,thendriedinthesunfor
aboutaweek.

3. Podsareroastedforflavorthenwinnowedcrackedopenandouter
shellisremovedandseparatedfromcocoapieces(nibs),nibsare
thengroundupintococoaliquor.

4. Sugarismixedwithcocoaliquorandgrounddownsmallerand
smaller,cocoabutterandflavors(vanilla)areaddedandthemixture
becomessmooth

5. ThenexttwostepsareConchingmixing,heating,agitating,aerating
fortwentyfourhoursforavelvettextureandlessbitterflavor,and
Temperingmixingmeltedchocolateatacontrolledtemperature
untiltherightformoftinychocolatecrystalsareformed,giving
chocolateitshardappearanceandtexture

6. Thechocolateisthenmoldedandcooled.

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