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How to Make Chocolate Candy Step 1 Melt chocolate in the microwave. If you do melt multiple colors you can do it at the same time. Melt the chocolate at 40 second intervals in the microwave, stir each time. [Green melts quicker than yellow and I have burned green chocolate before – avoid it if possible.] Step 2 While your chocolate is melting have your molds ready to pour the candy into. Measure your sticks – all molds should use a 4.5 inch stick, not all molds can use a 6 inch stick though. Step 3 Once chocolate is melted, spoon your chocolate in the cavity of the mold. If you overfill the cavity you can trim it down with a knife, but that takes extra time. Gently drop candy mold on counter to get rid of air bubbles. Step 4 Place in freezer for 10 minutes, or so. (Temperatures may vary) If you can lift out the candy of the mold – it’s done. Step 5 Let candy set before bagging. Double knot your curling ribbon. Sources:
Candy, such a yummy confection. But did you know that candy hasn’t been candy for very long? Please explain? In the Journal of the American College of Nutrition’s article entitled Chocolate: Food As Medicine/Medicine As Food, we see that only in the past 30 or 40 years have our perceptions of chocolate gone from being medicinal to that of a confectionery. Plus, the health value of chocolate that seems to be in the news these days is really nothing new. When Cortez first visited Central America, he saw the routine use of chocolate for health matters, particularly by the high priest. In the 1600’s and 1700’s, chocolate was seen mainly as a way to treat certain disorders, especially those dealing with the heart. Maybe we’re just not as current as we think we are these days with respect to chocolate’s health benefits. But that shouldn’t stop us from enjoying a bit of the chocolate candy sweetness! Chocolate.com is brimming with all the medi
