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Having Fun with Antique Chocolate Molds

I love collecting things and I love all things chocolate.  It seemed natural to put the two passions together.  Now I enjoy collecting chocolate making tools and other items related to chocolate history and chocolate making.

Antique chocolate molds (or moulds) from the 19th- and early-20th-century are quite collectible.

Candy makers of yesteryear used coated-tin chocolate molds to create whimsical chocolate shapes.  You may have fond childhood memories of chocolate bunnies and Santas at holiday time.  These were the most abundantly made designs.  Tin and tin-coated metal chocolate molds can still be readily found these days.

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The Missing Cocoa

City of Cocoa, FloridaA month ago we spent a week in the Space Coast area of Florida.  Perhaps you saw the related blog articles: Chocolate in Space and Caffe Chocolat.

Today I was looking through some photographs and realized that I had taken a picture that I wanted to share with our readers.  While we were staying in Titusville, we had the opportunity to drive up and down the Atlantic coast.  Usually we were in search of interesting sights and nice beaches.

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