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I followed the recipe exactly and the chocolate is not setting up. You can't pick them up at all. But the brave individuals who tried them said they were delicious<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":3,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2017-01-11","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"TerriLuman"},"reviewBody":"Tasted just like my Nanny's from 50 years ago!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2011-12-23","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Sherry82"},"reviewBody":"Great recipe! 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