BASIC RECIPE FOR HOT COCOA"This recipe makes a medium-strength cocoa. The amount of cocoa powder and sugar can be varied as required." 4 1/2 cups milk 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1/4 cup sugar Bring milk to boil. Mix dry cocoa powder with sugar. Mix cocoa powder-sugar mixture to paste with 2-3 tablespoons of cold milk or cold water. Whisk the cocoa powder-sugar paste into boiling milk. VARIATIONS:
TO MAKE RUSSIAN CHOCOLATE:Add 5 tablespoons of fine cognac. Top each drink with whipped cream and dust with sifted cocoa powder. TO MAKE IRISH CHOCOLATE:Add a generous amount (experiment; it's up to you) of Irish whiskey and 2 tablespoons of honey and top with whipped cream and grated chocolate. TO MAKE ALMOND COCOA:1 Basic Recipe for Cocoa (above recipe) 2 tablespoons blanched almonds, skins removed 1 tablespoon sugar 3 tablespoons amaretto Make Basic Recipe for Cocoa. Crush blanched almonds with sugar in mortar and cook with 1 cup of the Basic Recipe cocoa for 2-3 minutes. Mix with remainder of cocoa, add amaretto and serve with whipped cream. Servings: 4 Source: The Chocolate Bible by Christian Teubner, Sybil Grafin Schonfeldt, Silvio Rizzi, Eckart Witzigmann, Karl Schumacher and Leopold Forsthofer
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