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Chocolataire

A chocolataire was a type of social gathering that ranged from large scale events (such as fund raising and invitation only) to smaller functions (similar in structure to informal tea parties), in which all food and drink are composed of or contain some form of chocolate. It developed as the process for making milk chocolate came to market in 1875. Chocolataires were seen as a novel alternative to other forms of social gathering at the time.

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A chocolataire was a type of social gathering that ranged from large scale events (such as fund raising and invitation only) to smaller functions (similar in structure to informal tea parties), in which all food and drink are composed of or contain some form of chocolate. It developed as the process for making milk chocolate came to market in 1875. Chocolataires were seen as a novel alternative to other forms of social gathering at the time.

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