A ton of sugar a week. That’s what it takes to fuel this longtime Baltimore family business. Rheb’s Candies has been handcrafting chocolates for four generations. During the holidays, there’s a line of customers out the door and down the block. This episode, we get a golden ticket to visit the rowhouse-basement factory where the magic happens.

The Baltimore Banner and WYPR have a joint operating agreement that allows the nonprofit organizations to work collaboratively to deliver quality journalism across the region. To learn more about the partnership, click here. This season of ”The Maryland Curiosity Bureau” features episodes with Banner reporters such as Jasmine Vaughn-Hall and Julie Scharper.