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Chocolatier Joe LaFond of Granite State Candy scoops out peanut milk chocolate clusters on Thursday, December 12, 2109 at the Warren Street store. GEOFF FORESTER

Giant candy canes at Granite State Candy on Warren Street in Concord. GEOFF FORESTER

Chocolatier Joe LaFond of Granite State Candy scoops out peanut milk chocolate clusters on Thursday, December 12, 2109 at the Warren Street store. GEOFF FORESTER

Chocolatier Joe LaFond of Granite State Candy scoops out peanut milk chocolate clusters on Thursday, December 12, 2109 at the Warren Street store. GEOFF FORESTER

Production manager Caleb Ruopp of the Granite State Candy store on Warren Street on Thursday, December 12, 2019. GEOFF FORESTER

A vat of milk chocolate being mixed up at the Granite State Candy store on Warren Street in Concord on Thursday, December 12, 2019. GEOFF FORESTER

A collection of wrapped Christmas treats at the Granite State Candy on Warren Street in Concord. GEOFF FORESTER

Minted chocolate balls at Granite State Candy on Warren Street in Concord. GEOFF FORESTER

Some of the wrapped chocolate treats at Granite State Candy on Warren Street in Concord. GEOFF FORESTER
A sneak behind-the-scenes peek of the chocolate-making operation at Granite State Candy Shoppe in Concord