Mary Beth Schellhammer brings chocolate-dipped insects to the Downtown Mall


My Chocolate Shoppe owner Mary Beth Schellhammer recently received a shipment of baked worms, crickets, and scorpions, which she’s dipping in melted chocolate and selling as creepy crawly treats. Photo: Elli Williams

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