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HIS CLASSMATES TOLD HIM THAT
COULD HAVE HIM FACING SERIOUS
CHARGES.
>>> THE SUGAR RUSH IS ON.
VALENTINE'S DAY IS ONLY A FEW
DAYS AWAY.
THEY ARE RUSHING TO WAS DONE ON
RESEARCHERS HOPE IT COULD LEAD
TO NEW TREATMENTS FOR
BLINDNESS.
>>> AND THIS VALENTINE'S DAY,
THOUSANDS WILL CHOOSE TO SHOW
THEIR LOVE WITH CHOCOLATE.
>> VINCE GERASOLE HAS A LOOK AT
THE LAST MINUTE CHOCOLATE RUSH
AT ILLINOIS NUT AND CANDY.
HI, VINCE.
>> Reporter: YOU KNOW, THEY
MADE ME PUT THE GLOVES ON
BECAUSE THEY KNOW I CAN'T
RESIST TOUCHING THE CHOCOLATE.
AND THIS IS JUST A BEAUTIFUL
SIGHT BECAUSE I LOVE CHOCOLATE.
THEY'RE BUSY GETTING READY FOR
VALENTINE'S DAY AND THE
CHOCOLATE IS BEING SHOWERED
AUPON PRETZELS AND AT THE END,
THEY -- SHOWERED WITH PRETZELS
AND AT THE END, THEY PUT THE
HEARTS.
WE'RE GOING TO TALK TO SOME
PEOPLE CALL HIM THE CANDY MAN
AND SOME PEOPLE CALL HIM THE
CAN -- CALL HIM THE KOSHER
WILLIE WONKA.
>> WE EXPERIENCE ABOUT DOUBLE
THE NORMAL SELLS BEFORE THE
HOLIDAY AND THE DAY OF THE
HOLIDAY.
>> Reporter: AND THIS IS A GOOD
PORTION IS GOING TO KIDS.
>> YES, 39% OF ALL VALENTINE'S
DAY GIFTS IS GOING TO KIDS.
AND ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR
THINGS THAT KIDS LIKE ARE THE
PRETZELS.
AND WE PUT SOME SPRINKLES IN
ORDER TO MAKE IT MORE FESTIVE.
>> Reporter: AND THE KIDS LIKE
IT.
AND THE CHOCOLATE IS CHURNING.
WHY DO WE SEE THE CHOCOLATE
CHURNING?
AND HOW DO YOU GET IT JUST
RIGHT?
>> IT'S BECAUSE CHOCOLATE HAS A
TEMPER.
THE NIGHT BEFORE, YOU WARM THE
CHOCOLATE UP AND THEN COOL IT
DOWN AND THEN REWARM IT BACK UP
TO THE APPROPRIATE TEMPERATURE.
AND THE WHOLE TIME YOU GOT TO
KEEP IT TURNING FOR THOSE WHO
TRIED TO COVER AT CHOCOLATE AT
HOME, IF YOU USE A MICROWAVE AT
HOME.
SO WHAT I RECOMMEND, USE A
DOUBLE BOILER, MIX IT UP AND
GET A THERMOMETER AND KEEP
STIRRING AND IT THAT'S WHAT
MAKES IT GLEAN.
>> Reporter: THAT'S WHY MOST
FOLKS BUY A BOX.
CAN I HAVE ONE BEFORE WE GO
AWAY?
>> YEAH.
>> OF COURSE.
>> Reporter: MORE VALENTINE'S
CHOCOLATE IDEAS COMING YOUR
WAY.
YOU THINK I SHOULD EAT IT?
OKAY.
>> GO
SURVIVING IN THIS COLD WEATHER.
WHAT THAT MEANS FOR YOUR PLANS
COMING UP.
>>> THEY TOLD ME THE ONLY WAY I
CAN TASTE THE CHOCOLATE IS IF
THEY PUT ME TO WORK.
SO I AM WORKING ON MY TREATS.
SOME OF YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORK.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS JUST HAVE
YOUR SWEETNESS SQUARE ALREADY H
WITH STARBUCKS.
>> SIGN OF THE TIMES.
THANK YOU.
>>> WELL THE CANDY MAN IS
WORKING OVERTIME THIS WEEK
GETTING READY FOR THOUSANDS OF
VALENTINE'S ORDERS.
>> AND FLORIST AS WELL.
ILLINOIS NUT AND CANDY, VINCE
GERASOLE IS LIVE NOW FROM THE
ASSEMBLY LINE.
>> WHERE ELSE?
>> CAN'T WAIT THE SEE THIS.
>> HI.
>> Reporter: THEY PUT ME TO
WORK.
HERE'S THE SHOCK LATERAL
COVERED PRETZELS THAT I
SPRINKLED WITH SPRINKLES IN THE
LAST REPORT.
AND THEY LOOK NICE AND TASTY
TOO.
BUT THESE ARE THE REAL
CREATIONS, THE ARTS HERE.
THEY MADE A CBS EYE FOR US.
LOOKS PRETTY.
AND GETTING READY FOR
VALENTINE'S DAY, HOW ABOUT A
BOX OF CHOCOLATE MADE
COMPLETELY OF CHOCOLATE.
IT'S ALL THE WORK OF DAVID, THE
CANDY MAN HERE.
AND HE'S BUSY POURING A MOLD
HERE.
WHAT'S THIS?
>> WHAT WE DO IS WE HAVE A
VIBRATING SHAKER ON THE MACHINE
AND THE REASON WE DO THAT IS
BECAUSE IT SHAKES OUT THE
BUBBLES.
SO WHEN YOU GET A MOLD, YOU
DON'T WANT TO SEE THE AIR
BUBBLES IN THE CHOCOLATE.
>> AND GETS ALL OF THE OXYGEN
IN THERE YOU AND YOU GET THE
NICE SMOOTH CHOCOLATE.
>> AND THEN PUT IT INTO A COLD
BOX SO THAT THE TEMPERATURE CAN
COOL AND YOU HAVE SET UP AND
HARDEN.
>> AND YOU ARE GOING TO LET ME,
TRY TO POUR SOME CHOCOLATE
HERE.
WHILE DAVID TELLS ME A BUNCH OF
STUFF ABOUT THE FACTS FOR
VALENTINE'S DAY.
>> SO CHOCOLATE WAS ORIGINALLY
FOUND AROUND 1,000 B.C.
IN SOUTHEAST MEXICO.
AND THERE'S ABOUT 36 MILLION
BOXES OF CHOCOLATE SOLD EVERY
VALENTINE'S DAY.
>> I THINK I'M MAKING A MESS
HERE.
>> THAT'S OKAY.
I MAKE A MESS ALL THE TIME.
>> MORE FACTS COMING YOUR WAY.
AND I DON'T THINK YOU'RE GOING
TO SELL THIS.
THIS IS LIKE A GLOB OF
CHOCOLATE.
I JUST HAVE TO EAT IT.
>> IT STARTED AS A HEART AND
TURNED INTO A CIRCLE.
>>US, THE VIDEO YOU HAVE TO
SEE TO BELIEVE.
WHY THIS MAN TOOK A HAMMER TO A
POLICE CRUISER.
>>> SHAKE THIS AND GET OUT ALL
OF THE AIR
NEARLY 20 YEARS.
WHAT IS BEING DONE TO BREAK UP
THE ICE IN THE GREAT LAKES.
>>> THAT TIME OF YEAR LADIES
AND GENTLEMEN, HOPE YOU'RE
READY FOR CHOCOLATE.
VINCE GERASOLE IS LIVE THIS
MORNING CHECKING OUT ALL THE
TREATS.
ACCIDENT.
BACK TO YOU.
>>> 6:24.
IF YOUR VALENTINE'S PLANS CALL
FOR SWEETS FOR YOUR SWEETIE,
YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
>> VINCE GERASOLE IS LIVE WITH
A LOOK AT THEIR LAST MINUTE
RUSH TO FILL ORDERS.
>> Reporter: WE VENTURED TO THE
FRONT OF THE HOUSE AT ILLINOIS
NUT AND CANDY.
AND LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT
CHOCOLATES THEY HAVE HERE.
AND THIS IS THE WORLD FAMOUS
TOFFEE.
>> YES, FEATURED ON THE
DISCOVERY CHANNEL.
>> Reporter: CAN I MULTIPLE
TASTE IT?
>> OF COURSE.
INDULGE.
>> Reporter: I AM INDULGING
THERE.
IS DELICIOUS.
SO MUCH CHOCOLATE THIS MORNING.
AND VALENTINE'S DAY CAN LEAD TO
LOVE AND MARRIAGE.
EVEN IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A
SAME-SEX CAKE TOPPERS, THEY
HAVE THOSE TOO.
AND YOU ALSO HAVE PERSONALIZED
MESSAGES.
>> THAT IS TRUE.
>> Reporter: LIKE FOR EXAMPLE,
TIM IS GOING TO BE TELLING HIS
LOVE ON VALENTINE'S DAY, I'M A
SUMMER FOR YOU.
WE ARE KINDRED SPIRITS.
>> JIM WROTE, I KNOW YOU WANTED
GOLD AND GIVING CHOCOLATE GOLD
ROCKS.
>> Reporter: AND ONE HERE --
>> CAN'T WAIT TO PUT MY LIPS TO
YOUR LIPS.
>> Reporter: I LOVE THIS ONE
HERE.
THESE CHOCOLATE HEARTS WILL
MELT IN YOUR MOUTH BUT YOU MELT
MY HEART.
I LOVE YOU, TONY.
YOU'RE A REAL ROMANTIC.
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MESSAGE.
>> AND WHAT IS INTERESTING,
CHOCOLATE IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE A
STRONGER BUZZ THAN EVEN A KISS.
SO IF YOU GIVE A CHOCOLATE
HEART, YOU WILL HAVE AN INTENSE
BUZZ.
>> Reporter: HOPEFULLY MY WIFE
AND KIDS WILL GIVE ME A KISS.
>> I'LL TAKE A BUZZ OFF
MORNING.
>>> AND TREACHEROUS ROAD
CONDITIONS IN THE SOUTH BUT NOT
JUST ROAD TRAVEL THAT'S BEING
IMPACTED.
>>> AND LIVE PICTURES,
CHOCOLATE COVERED PRETZELS.
VINCE IS LIVE WHERE THEY ARE
CRAZY BUSY GETTING READY FOR
VALENTINE'S DAY.
MAYBE LOOK AT THE PIAN AVALANCH
SURVIVES AND IT WAS ALL CAUGHT
ON CAMERA.
>>> THE MIDDLE OF THE HEART.
>> AND VINCE GERASOLE GETS
READY FOR VALENTINE'S DAY THIS
MORNING AT ILLINOIS NUT AND
CANDY.
AND HE WILL BE SERVING UP POODL
WATER DOG AND IRISH WATER
SPANIEL.
>> THANK YOU.
>>> FOREST GUMP SAID LIFE IS
LIKE A BOX OF CHOCOLATES AND
THEY ARE WORKING OVERTIME IN
TIME FOR VALENTINE'S DAY
ORDERS.
VINCE GERASOLE IS AT ILLINOIS
NUT AND CANDY TO SEE HOW IT'S
GOING AND HE JOINS US NOW.
>> Reporter: THE CHOCOLATE
LOOKS DELICIOUS.
I JUST WANT TO TAKE A BATH IN
CHOCOLATE THIS MORNING BECAUSE
IT'S TASTY HERE.
EARLIER, THEY LET ME POUR SOME
MOLDS AND THIS IS WHAT THE
HEARS ARE SUPPOSED TO LOOK
LIKE.
AND THIS IS WHAT MINE LOOKED
LIKE.
I GUESS I DON'T GET THE JOB.
AND LET'S TALK TO DAVID, THE
MASTER HERE.
AND THIS WHOLE LINE IS MAKING
COME LACK COVERED PRETZELS WITH
SPRINKLES AT THE END.
I AM AMAZED AT THE ATTENTION
THAT GOES INTO EACH PIECE OF
CHOCOLATE.
>> THE REALITY, IT'S A HANDMADE
CHOCOLATE.
EVEN THOUGH WE USE MACHINES TO
TO ASSIST, IT'S ALL MADE BY
HAND.
WHETHER PUTTING ON SPRINKLES ON
PRETZELS, HAND MOLDING THE
CHOCOLATE, MAKING TRUFFLES,
EACH TRUFFLE WE TOUCH ABOUT
FIVE, SIX TIMES.
A VERY INDEPTH PROCESS.
>> Reporter: AND WE CONSUME
ALLOT.
>> THE MOST POPULAR FLAVOR THAT
AMERICANS LOVE.
AND WE ARE THE, NOT THE FIRST
MOST, NOT THE FIRST IN
CONSUMPTION THOUGH, THE SWISS
ARE FIRST IN COP SUFFERING.
AND WE ARE 11th.
>> Reporter: AND I WANT TO SHOW
YOU CREATIONS.
JUST THE BEAUTIFUL HEART
CHOCOLATE BOXES MADE OF
CHOCOLATE.
AND THE WONDERFUL CBS EYE.
THE BEST PART OF THE MORNING,
SPELLED OUT, HAPPY V-DAY,
VINCE, CBS 2. I'M GOING TO SAVE
IT.
>> PUT IT IN THE FRIDGE.
>> NO, IT WILL TURN WHITE.
>> Reporter: SO I GUESS EAT IT.
>> EAT IT AND WE CAN GET YOU
ANOTHER ONE.
>> Reporter: THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.