Way back in 1860s, the thought of putting chocolates in a heart-shaped box started the entire Valentine's Day candy trend.  Somewhere along the way, someone decided to veer away from the most popular candy on Valentine's Day and create a tablet of sugar.  Eventually, that blobs of sugar had little sayings put on them and became what we know today as "Conversation Hearts".

At one point, up to 8 billion conversation hearts were being made every year for Valentine's Day sales.  While that is impressive, I'm pretty sure more Minnesotans would buy them if they made one little change.  Here's my idea...

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Popular Conversation Hearts Needs This New Change...Minnesota Sayings Should Be Added

What if we took over the candy factory that makes the chalky conversation hearts and instead of putting those cute, cheesy sayings on them, we printed Minnesota-themed candy hearts?  I believe this would help launch sales to surpass even the famous heart-shaped boxes of chocolate.

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While we wait for the keys to the factory to start designing and printing, enjoy these fun Minnesotan phrases that were sent as suggestions by our fans.

23 Minnesota Themed Valentine Hearts That Might Not Taste Good But They Will Make Your Valentine Laugh.

You know those chalky, candy hearts that come in a box and have these cute sayings printed on them? We created our own "Minnesota Valentine Hearts" version. I can't guarantee that your Valentine will eat the chalky hearts but they will LOL when they open up the box and see the quotes and sayings below.

Gallery Credit: Jessica On The Radio

What's missing on the "Minnesota Candy Hearts" list?

I'd love to hear what Minnesotan word or phrase you'd add to the list.  Let me know over on my Facebook page - Jessica On The Radio.  You can also add your pick to the Facebook post below.

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I grew up with cows basically at every corner of my existence in Iowa. I didn't grow up on a farm but had no problem finding a good steak if I wanted to eat one...or corn. There was lots and lots of corn around too.

Southeast Minnesota is still in the heart of the good 'ol Midwest and finding steak isn't tough, but if you are looking for a place that has THE BEST, here's a list of places in and around Rochester, Minnesota that you might want to visit.

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