SC - Sugar plate and moulds

[Erin Kenny]

Ok, this is a question for everyone out there about sugar PLATE (not 
PASTE) and similar things.

I was reading _Curye on Inglysch_, I believe the section was Goud 
Cookery (but I don't have it with me) about sugar plate and how to 
make figures out of sugar.  It talks about oiling the mould with 
almond oil and then pouring in the liquid sugar, then you let it 
solidify.  

My question is this -- does anyone have any idea what they would
have used for moulds?  My husband's suggestion is to carve the item 
out of soapstone, then pour a metal mould, but this is a VERY 
non-trivial task.  If this is "THE way it was done" I am willing to 
go to the effort (the joy of marrying a carver!), but I'd rather have 
an intelligent clue first.  If anyone can even point me in the right 
direction I'd appreciate it.

Claricia Nyetgale
 so many projects, so little time
<Erin.Kenny at sofkin.ca> 
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