With the price of cocoa beans setting unprecedented records on the commodities market, it will certainly turn the gift of love into a bigger financial commitment than it once was. Turns out that if love is reputed to be eternal, a low price for cocoa, the essential ingredient in chocolate, is not.

BOSTON - Valentine's Day is just days away, and grocery store shelves are full of chocolate. "Dark chocolate is the way to my heart," said Boston neighbor, Jessica Gullak. The sweet stuff melts Gullak's heart,