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Tami
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Posted: Nov 10 2009 at 7:08pm \| IP Logged

I'd like to try and make peppermint bark again this year, to use as gifts. But last year I had problems with the layers not staying together.

Can anyone help? I had quite a bit I had to keep back for us. And the frustration of taking time to make a gift and have it not work really undid me. I know you all understand that

Thanks.

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Posted: Nov 10 2009 at 9:23pm \| IP Logged

OK, I haven't made this.. and but I do make fudges and other candies from scratch. My guess is that your layers cooled too fast rather than melding. So your bottom layer may have been too cold and then your top layer too cool.. so that it chilled to fast when put on the other chocolate.

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Posted: Nov 11 2009 at 11:05am \| IP Logged

Thanks, Jodie. Some of the recipes I used warned about the 2 layers mixing if the first one wasn't set enough. I'm not sure how to gauge this....

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Posted: Nov 13 2009 at 8:06pm \| IP Logged

Hi Tami!
Sometimes I find it easier not to put the chocolate down in layers at all, but to drop it in patches, kind of checkerboard style , then mix it up with a butter knife before it sets...sometimes less is more! Hope it goes well!

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Tami
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Posted: Nov 14 2009 at 9:15am \| IP Logged

Thanks, Veronika. Sounds like making it marble-like. I'll keep that in mind.

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