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A food mold including one or more molding pockets, at least one of which includes a primary molding chamber and a secondary molding chamber pivotally or flexibly joined to the primary chamber for selective positioning of the secondary chamber in communication and alignment with the primary chamber t

A food mold including one or more molding pockets, at least one of which includes a primary molding chamber and a secondary molding chamber pivotally or flexibly joined to the primary chamber for selective positioning of the secondary chamber in communication and alignment with the primary chamber to define a first mold configuration, and a second position wherein the secondary chamber is inverted into the primary chamber to define a second mold configuration substantially smaller than the first mold configuration.

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1. A food mold for the molding of foodstuff into a shaped food, said mold comprising a body of a food compatible material, said body defining at least one adjustable mold compartment therein, said mold compartment having an open upper receiving end for reception of shapable foodstuff into said compa

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A food mold for the molding of foodstuff into a shaped food, said mold comprising a body of a food compatible material, said body defining at least one adjustable mold compartment therein, said mold compartment having an open upper receiving end for reception of shapable foodstuff into said compartment, said compartment including a first peripheral wall defining a first upper section extending downward from said receiving end and forming a primary molding chamber, and a second peripheral wall defining a second lower section forming a secondary molding chamber with a closed bottom; said wall of said lower section being joined to said wall of said upper section with a foldable area defined therebetween, said lower section and secondary chamber being selectively invertible between a first extended position aligned with and depending below said primary chamber, and a second adjusted position upwardly inverted about said foldable area and into said primary chamber, whereby two distinct molded configurations are provided, a first configuration wherein said primary chamber and said secondary chamber, in said first extended position, provide an extended continuous defined shape, and a second configuration wherein said primary chamber and said secondary chamber, in said second adjusted position, provide a defined shape approximating the primary chamber reduced by the inverted secondary chamber therein. 2. The food mold of claim 1 wherein said body is of a unitary construction with the walls of the first and second chambers being integral. 3. The food mold of claim 2 wherein said body is of an elastomeric material, said first peripheral wall being of a predetermined thickness, said second peripheral wall being of a lesser thickness. 4. The food mold of claim 3 wherein said body defines a plurality of adjustable mold compartments, each having a first primary chamber and a second smaller secondary chamber selectively movable between a first position aligned with and extending beyond said primary chamber, and a second position inverted into said primary chamber. 5. The food mold of claim 3 wherein said body defines at least one fixed shape molding compartment in addition to said at least one adjustable mold compartment. 6. The food mold of claim 1 wherein said body defines a plurality of adjustable mold compartments, each having a first primary chamber and a second smaller secondary chamber selectively movable between a first position aligned with and extending beyond said primary chamber, and a second position inverted into said primary chamber. 7. The food mold of claim 6 wherein said primary chamber of each adjustable compartment is of a predetermined size and transverse dimension, and said secondary chamber of each adjustable compartment is of a transverse dimension substantially less than the transverse dimension of the associated primary chamber for selective reception therein in inwardly spaced relation to the peripheral wall defining the primary molding chamber. 8. The food mold of claim 7 wherein each secondary chamber is of a generally hemispherical configuration. 9. The food mold of claim 1 wherein said primary molding chamber is of a downwardly tapering configuration and of a predetermined transverse size adjacent the foldable area, said secondary chamber being of a dome configuration and of a transverse size no greater than that of said predetermined size of the primary chamber at this joinder. 10. An adjustable mold for forming shaped food products, said mold comprising an adjustable pocket with first and second peripheral walls, said first peripheral wall defining a first molding chamber with a first open end and a second end remote therefrom, said second peripheral wall defining a second molding chamber with a first closed end and a second end remote therefrom, said walls at said second ends of said chambers being pivotally joined at a juncture therebetween for selective adjustment of said second molding chamber between a first position aligned with said first molding chamber and extending therefrom to define a continuous molding volume, and a second position inverted into said first molding chamber, whereby two distinct mold configurations are selectively defined. 11. The adjustable mold of claim 10 wherein said peripheral walls, at said second ends, are integral with the juncture therebetween being flexible. 12. The adjustable mold of claim 11 wherein said mold is of a unitary construction formed of an elastomeric material. 13. The adjustable mold of claim 12 wherein said mold comprises a plurality of pockets, each similarly defined with a first molding chamber and a second molding chamber joined to the first chamber and selectively invertible into the corresponding first chamber. 14. The adjustable mold of claim 10 including a plurality of additional pockets each forming a single chamber of a fixed configuration. 15. The adjustable mold of claim 14 wherein the first peripheral wall defining said first molding chamber progressively narrows from said first open end thereof to a minimum transverse width at said second end thereof, said second peripheral wall defining said second molding chamber being of a transverse width at the second end thereof no greater than the minimum transverse width of said first molding chamber, said second peripheral wall progressively narrowing from said second end thereof to said closed end. 16. The adjustable mold of claim 15 wherein said adjustable pocket is located centrally of said fixed configuration pockets and, with said second molding chamber in said first position thereof, defining a common base line with the fixed configuration pockets. 17. In a food mold for forming shaped food products, a primary food forming chamber and a secondary food forming chamber extending from and defining an aligned extension of said primary chamber, the aligned chambers combining to form a single continuous mold volume for the molding of a food product corresponding in shape to said primary chamber and said extending secondary chamber, and pivot means joining said secondary chamber to said primary chamber for selective movement of said extending secondary chamber inwardly upon itself and into said primary chamber to enable the molding of a shaped food product defined principally by said primary chamber reduced by the secondary chamber therein. 18. The food mold of claim 17 including a mold body with at least one pocket integrally formed therefrom and projecting therefrom, said primary and secondary chambers being defined by and in said pocket. 19. The food mold of claim 18 including multiple substantially duplicate pockets, each including a primary chamber and an aligned secondary chamber selectively movable between an extending position relative to the primary chamber and an inverted position received within the primary chamber. 20. The food mold of claim 19 wherein said mold and said pockets formed therefrom are a unitary structure and of an elastomeric food compatible material.