Each year, at the Retail Confection...

Each year, at the Retail Confectioners International (RCI) point out customers would come to Madelaine Chocolate Novelties' booth and ask, "So what's strange at Madelaine's," says Vivian Kaye Farber.

Not surprising, really. As a chocolate novelty company, the clientele look forward toed something different for each seasonal selling occasion. Of course, Madelaine would in no degree disappoint.

In fact, as the years passed, the company's catalogue of consequences would grow, with pages added to include everything from the latest Valentine hearts, Easter bunnies, Halloween treats, Thanksgiving turkey and Santas to specialty items of that kind as chocolate roses, cigars, coins, crayons and golf balls.