# Small candy making problem

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-candy-making-problem/301099>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 26, 2005, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-candy-making-problem/301099 "2005-04-26T00:50:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![dauerbach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c2a13f/32.png) [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2005, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-candy-making-problem/301099/1 "2005-04-26T00:50:27Z")

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I have molds to make chocolate pops, but do not want the sticks. When I fill the mold some chocolate flows into the part where the stick goes. Anyone have an easy method for stopping this from happening, so that only the “sucker” part fills with no overflow?

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**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2005, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-candy-making-problem/301099/2 "2005-04-26T00:52:10Z")

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Drop a small drop of chocolate in the initial part where the stick begins, and let it harden? Only thing I can think of… Or, just use a really thin blade to slice the chocolate stick off when it’s done.

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**Author:** ![dauerbach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c2a13f/32.png) [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2005, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-candy-making-problem/301099/3 "2005-04-26T01:16:17Z")

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I tried the drop of chocolate, but the hot chocolate poured in the rest of the mold melted it. I can cut it off with a knife, but I find that doesn’t look as good, the mold is smooth with an albeit small straight part.

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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2005, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-candy-making-problem/301099/4 "2005-04-26T01:52:40Z")

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MOving this to Cafe Society, where they speak “food.”

**samclem** GQ moderator

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**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2005, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-candy-making-problem/301099/5 "2005-04-26T02:41:43Z")

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**dauerbach** - Could you plug it with soft wax, allowing the wax to harden before pouring chocolate in the mold? I believe the melting temp of chocolate is lower than the melting point of wax, so the wax should stay solid. Or you could tape the end of the mold and trim off the tab of excess chocolate after it hardens.

Good luck!

StG