Vocabulary
having a liking for sweet foods
sweet tooth
When was the bean of the cacao plant discovered?
No one knows
Much of the world's chocolate comes from small farms in _____________ and ___________ _________
Africa, South America
Where is the town and state where Milton Hershey built his chocolate factory?
Hershey Pennsylvania
Crops in Costa Rica were wiped out by what disease?
frosty pod rot
If a solution is found to keep cacao farmers in business, chocolate could become ____________
extinct
Who first started roasting the cacao bean?
The Aztec Indians.
Cacao farming depends on ___________.
luck
What did Milton Hershey sell so he could focus on chocolate?
His caramel factory
What new danger do cacao farmers face?
global warming
Milton Hershey found new ______________ to make chocolate taste better.
Hint: a process of doing something.
techniques
By 1893, America's _______________ for candy was huge.
appetite
Name something that can ruin an entire crop.
Hint: another word for dry years
droughts
What was the number one candy in the nation by 1915?
nickel bars
As temperatures in Africa rise, the land is ___________ out.
drying
The goal is to make beans that will __________ disease and grow in drier conditions.
Hint: Look under the heading The Plan to Save Chocolate
resist
Who were the first people to start making chocolate drinks?
Mayan Indians
Describe the job of a cacao farmer.
What is unique about the town of Hershey Pennsylvania where the chocolate factory is?
It smells like chocolate
Some scientists think the cacao tree might even become ________
extinct
Milton Hershey ______________ dark chocolate into milk chocolate by adding milk, sugar, and butter.
transformed
But by the late 1800s, _________ ___________ still wasn't widely available.
solid chocolate
How much money do cacao farmers earn a day?
about $1
He bought 1,200 of _____________ in Pennsylvania and built the world's largest chocolate factory.
farmland
What kind of climate do cacao pods need?
wet and cool