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CHOCOLATE 



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above, which are driven by an arm from the main shaft of the 

 steam-engine. Each mill can, of course, be thrown in and out 

 of gear at pleasure. At i, i, i, i, the discharge-spouts are shown, 

 which pour out the semi-fluid, hot chocolate into shallow 

 cylindrical tin pans, capable of containing about nine pounds 

 of chocolate each. These four mills are capable of converting 

 upwards of a ton of cocoa into good chocolate in a day, on the 

 system of double trituration. 



Fig. 464 is an end view of one of the chocolate mills, with its 

 mitre-gearing. 



Our Importations of chocolate or cocoa paste were, in 1871 and 

 1872, as follows (when the duty was 2d. per lb., which is the duty 

 that was settled by the Customs on June 4, 1853) : 



