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Escarpment Magaz ine Winter
2012
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EPICURE
HOT CHOCOLATE FOR EVERYONE
Old fashioned, comforting and
just plain good for the soul
• Dark Chocolate is good for your heart. A
small bar of it everyday can help keep your
heart and cardiovascular system running well.
• Dark Chocolate has also been shown to reduce
LDL cholesterol (the bad cholesterol) by up to
10 percent.
• Dark Chocolate stimulates endorphin produc-
tion, which gives a feeling of pleasure
• Dark Chocolate contains serotonin, which acts
as an anti-depressant
GO to the DARK SIDE!
Ingredients...
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup white sugar (or less to taste)
1 pinch salt
1/3 cup boiling water
3 1/2 cups milk
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup half-and-half cream or evaporated milk
Directions...
Combine the cocoa, sugar and pinch of salt in a
saucepan. Blend in the boiling water. Bring this
mixture to an easy boil while you stir. Simmer
and stir for about 2 minutes. Watch that it doesn't
scorch. Stir in 3 1/2 cups of milk and heat until
very hot, but do not boil! Remove from heat and
add vanilla.
Divide between
4 mugs. Add the cream to the
mugs of cocoa to cool it to
an acceptable drinking temperature.