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Article updated: 2/10/2012 3:00 PM

See how Valentine's Day treats are created in Geneva

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Mireya Ojeda, left, puts the swirl on the top of some peanut butter diamonds at Graham's Fine Chocolates and Ice Cream in Geneva. The staff can tell what is in the candy by looking at the swirl, which is different for each type of candy.

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Pink chocolate is drizzled over what will be inside chocolate boxes at Graham's Fine Chocolates and Ice Cream in Geneva.

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Valentin Antinio, left, and Maria Nicacio spreads 25 pounds of English toffee on a special warming table. The toffee will cool and then be broken apart into the pieces that will be sold.

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Morning barista Maddi Foote, who works at Graham's 318 Coffeehouse a few doors down from the main store, prepares some of the mixed boxes for Valentine's Day.

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Maddi Foote prepares a few of the mixed boxes for Valentine's Day.

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We go behind the scenes at Graham's Fine Chocolates and Ice Cream in Geneva where work is underway to produce the mountain of sugared treats that will be gifted and eaten next week for Valentine's Day. With everything from different flavors of peanut brittle to the skalie, which is Graham's version of the turtle, there is sure to be something to please even the most die-hard sugar fanatic.