Mark Thorson wrote:
> According to Whymper, second edition of
> _Cacao_and_Chocolate, Anton Reiche chocolate
> molds produced an especially glossy result
> because of their proprietary plating with
> Plattinol, as opposed to the duller surface
> obtained with tin. Does anybody know the
> composition of the Plattinol plating?

> (If you have access to EDX or a similar
> technique, I'd be happy to loan you a mold.)

We do have an EDX here at work, but we'd have to charge you for the
time on it. Probably not what you had in mind

I'm assuming that you spelled Plattinol correctly, although platinol
would be a good coating for cancer patients

John
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