Chocolate
A historical recipe from The Community Cook Book, by Anonymous (1914).
A historical recipe
The Community Cook Book, by Anonymous (1914). Project Gutenberg eBook #24387.
From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.
Credit
From The Community Cook Book, by Anonymous (1914). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #24387 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24387). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.
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Ingredients 2 ingredients
- three cups milk
- one cup boiling water
Method
- Use one and one-half squares of bitter chocolate, one-fourth cup sugar, three cups milk, one cup boiling water and a few grains of salt.
- Scald the milk.
- Melt the chocolate in small saucepan, place over hot water, add sugar, salt, and gradually the boiling water.
- When smooth, place on the fire and boil for one minute;
- add to scalded milk, mill, and serve in chocolate cups with whipped cream.
- One and one-half ounces of vanilla chocolate may be substituted for the bitter;
- as it is sweetened, less sugar is needed.
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