Milton Snavely Hershey

At the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Milton Snavely Hershey, a Pennsylvania Mennonite, was amazed to see a contraption that roasted, hulled and ground up chocolate beans into a liquid so that, when blended with sugar and other ingredients, it could be poured into molds and hardened into bars.

Trouble by the Spoonful Fergus M. Bordewich 2010

At the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Milton Snavely Hershey, a Pennsylvania Mennonite, was amazed to see a contraption that roasted, hulled and ground up chocolate beans into a liquid so that, when blended with sugar and other ingredients, it could be poured into molds and hardened into bars.

Trouble by the Spoonful Fergus M. Bordewich 2010

At the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Milton Snavely Hershey, a Pennsylvania Mennonite, was amazed to see a contraption that roasted, hulled and ground up chocolate beans into a liquid so that, when blended with sugar and other ingredients, it could be poured into molds and hardened into bars.

Trouble by the Spoonful Fergus M. Bordewich 2010

Milton Snavely Hershey first started his confectionary career in 1876 and continued to experiment with tasty treats until he created the one and only Hershey Bar in 1900.

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Milton Snavely Hershey died in 1945 in the very same room in which he was born, even though his family sold the house when he was very young and moved frequently.

A sweet weekend « knitnut.net 2007

The statue of Milton Snavely Hershey at Hersheypark, commemorating 88 years of hiding his middle name.

Comments for BrightestYoungThings 2009

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist examines the life and career of Milton Snavely Hershey, whose name is synonymous with chocolate.

Fred's Head from APH 2009