How About Some "Plain" Hot Chocolate?

Hi Chocolate Drinkers,

Okay, for the less adventurous, let's try some "regular" hot chocolate:

Hot Chocolate

-1 oz (generous) good sweet chocolate; broken to pieces
-a small quantity of milk; or water
-2 tb to 3 tbsp water or milk; boiling
-1 c Milk or water; boiling

Put the broken up pieces of chocolate with a small quantity of water or hot milk in a casserole dish on gentle heat. Cover the pan, let the chocolate soften, remove from stove top and whip into a smooth paste with a whisk or wooden spoon.

Add two or three tablespoons of boiling water or milk to dilute the paste, then slowly add the cup of boiling water or milk, continuing to stir all the time.

Hint: To retain the full aroma of the chocolate (the same applies to cocoa) the chocolate must never be allowed to boil.

Enjoy!

Simple and tasty!

God Bless,
Yoon Ho Um

P.S. Now how about some White Hot Chocolate ...? Sounds good! Come back soon!