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Detailed explanation-1: -Milton then joined his father in Denver, Colorado, to work in the silver mines, but they arrived too late and Milton’s father was left without work. Milton found a job working for a candymaker, where he learned that using fresh milk was the key to making delicious caramels.

Detailed explanation-2: -Why did Milton believe his milk chocolate candy would sell? Milton believed that his milk chocolate candy would sell because caramels were too rich. With milk chocolate, you could have a low-concentrated sweet that everyone could enjoy.

Detailed explanation-3: -Using equipment purchased at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, Milton Hershey began experimenting with boiled milk, sugar and cacao beans in an effort to create affordable milk chocolate that could be mass-produced.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hershey returned to Central Pennsylvania as a failure, but he had learned an important lesson: fresh milk makes good candy. This lesson helped Mr. Hershey finally become a profitable candy maker at nearly 40 years old.

Detailed explanation-5: -Hershey was working on a formula for milk chocolate and dreamed of making it an affordable treat for all. This would end up being his greatest contribution to the food industry. Hershey was not the first to make milk chocolate, but he was the first to make it out of fresh milk using mass production techniques.