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Default Chocolate question

On May 2, 2:50*pm, Ruddell > wrote:
> Dumb question probably but I don't really know what to do. *I want to buy a
> fairly large block of chocolate and melt it to fit a mold. *While it's
> melted, what can I mix in to make it less denser so it will cut with a knife
> easily?
>
> I think I said that right and I hope you all got it...


Heavy cream and/or parafin wax. Can one still get blocks of white
parafin for sealing jam jars? Ib not, sabbath candles will do (make
sure to pull the wick out of the melted candle).

Jerry
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