Happy Marriage And Hot Chocolate

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 2 cups hot cocoa, cooled
• 1 cup cold strong coffee
• sugar
• 3/4 cup up brandy
• 1/4 cup whipping cream, whipped
• 4 cups milk
• 1 vanilla pod or 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 (6 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 1/2 cups boiling water

Recipe

• 1 for the happy marriage: combine the chocolate and coffee in a mixing bowl, then sweeten to taste. whip vigorously with a wire whisk until frothy. stir in the brandy, then pour into 2 tall glasses. spoon whipped cream on top and serve long spoons for stirring. this may be served hot in mugs, if desired. this makes 3 servings.
• 2 hot chocolate: scald the milk with the vanilla pod, then remove the vanilla pod.
• 3 place the chocolate chips in the top of a double boiler and melt. since chocolate scorches easily, it is best to melt it in a double boiler, which takes only ten to twelve minutes. stir in the sugar and salt and place the top of the double boiler over hot, not boiling, water. add 1 1/2 cups boiling water slowly, stirring constantly, then stir until blended. add the milk gradually, stirring constantly, then leave over the hot water for 1 minute. remove the top of the double boiler from the hot water. beat the hot chocolate with a large wire whisk until frothy. pour into cups and garnish with dollops of whipped cream. this makes about fourteen 1/2 cup servings.
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