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  What do Vermont localvores give their chocolate-loving sweethearts for Valentine's Day since the nearest cacao plantation is on the island of Jamaica, not in the southern Vermont town of Jamaica? Truffles. Chocolate truffles. From Lake Champlain Chocolates, of course. Most people don't think of chocolate as a local product, but Burlington's Lake Champlain Chocolates is working hard to change that. The company uses as many local products as possible, from butter and cream to honey to maple syrup. Because it's not just chocolate that makes their chocolate truffles so rich, so creamy, so irresistible. The secret is in the prize-winning butter, Vermont Butter & Cheese Creamery's...