Cocoa and quilting

After a long day of ironing fabric and cutting pieces for a baby quilt
on a frigid cold day I made a pot of hot Cocoa.

I curled up on the sofa with a lap quilt over my legs and a cup of hot
cocoa. Talk about relaxing.

Sometimes old time traditions make a hard days' work worth all the
effort.

Kate T. South Mississippi

I did that too, Kate. A friend came by and I made cocoa for her. She must
have led a deprived childhood because she thought cocoa or 'hot chocolate'
was a mix with hot water stirred in. I used milk, chocolate syrup (like my
Granny did) and topped it off with little marshmallows. A skinny peppermint
stick for a stirrer and she thought she'd died and gone to Heaven. Whatever
shall I do with the body? Polly


"Kate T." wrote After a long day of ironing fabric and cutting pieces for
a baby quilt
on a frigid cold day I made a pot of hot Cocoa.

I curled up on the sofa with a lap quilt over my legs and a cup of hot
cocoa. Talk about relaxing.

Sometimes old time traditions make a hard days' work worth all the
effort.

Kate T. South Mississippi

My childhood was deprived too -Mom was a terrible cook, bless her.
Then I discovered Dutch cocoa. How much gustatory pleasure can anybody
stand?
No advice on your body. Some people maybe need to be eased into this
sort of thing a little more gradually.
Roberta in D

On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:35:01 -0600, "Polly Esther"
wrote:

I did that too, Kate. A friend came by and I made cocoa for her. She must
have led a deprived childhood because she thought cocoa or 'hot chocolate'
was a mix with hot water stirred in. I used milk, chocolate syrup (like my
Granny did) and topped it off with little marshmallows. A skinny peppermint
stick for a stirrer and she thought she'd died and gone to Heaven. Whatever
shall I do with the body? Polly


"Kate T." wrote After a long day of ironing fabric and cutting pieces for
a baby quilt
on a frigid cold day I made a pot of hot Cocoa.

I curled up on the sofa with a lap quilt over my legs and a cup of hot
cocoa. Talk about relaxing.

Sometimes old time traditions make a hard days' work worth all the
effort.

Kate T. South Mississippi

Polly Esther wrote:
I did that too, Kate. A friend came by and I made cocoa for her. She must
have led a deprived childhood because she thought cocoa or 'hot chocolate'
was a mix with hot water stirred in. I used milk, chocolate syrup (like my
Granny did) and topped it off with little marshmallows. A skinny peppermint
stick for a stirrer and she thought she'd died and gone to Heaven. Whatever
shall I do with the body? Polly

hehehehehe...

Bestest hot choc I ever had? Made in Amsterdam:

3 heaped teaspoons best Belgian 80% cocoa solids block chocolate ground
up like fine coffee grounds

About half a pint of milk, steamed to scalding...

Stir vigerously until the chocolate melts, top off with whipped cream
and another spoonful of ground chocolate.

Serve with home made almond shortbread rounds, dipped half way in
chocolate: one milk, one plain.

Amsterdam was FREEZING, but sunny and beautiful.


--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

Kate,
A gift from DS #1 was a tin of bittersweet chocolate shavings. Along
with a box of chocolate marshmallows. The shavings are mixed with hot
mild and the mallows taste like home made.
We are in Florida and it was 37 this morning. Wonderful way to
vegetate!!!
Anna Belle




On Sat, 17 Jan 2009 13:01:10 +0000, Kate XXXXXX
wrote:

Polly Esther wrote:
I did that too, Kate. A friend came by and I made cocoa for her. She must
have led a deprived childhood because she thought cocoa or 'hot chocolate'
was a mix with hot water stirred in. I used milk, chocolate syrup (like my
Granny did) and topped it off with little marshmallows. A skinny peppermint
stick for a stirrer and she thought she'd died and gone to Heaven. Whatever
shall I do with the body? Polly

hehehehehe...

Bestest hot choc I ever had? Made in Amsterdam:

3 heaped teaspoons best Belgian 80% cocoa solids block chocolate ground
up like fine coffee grounds

About half a pint of milk, steamed to scalding...

Stir vigerously until the chocolate melts, top off with whipped cream
and another spoonful of ground chocolate.

Serve with home made almond shortbread rounds, dipped half way in
chocolate: one milk, one plain.

Amsterdam was FREEZING, but sunny and beautiful.

I would think that gators are handy when it comes to bodies needing
disposed of. We are kind of slim on gators here.
TAria

Roberta wrote:
My childhood was deprived too -Mom was a terrible cook, bless her.
Then I discovered Dutch cocoa. How much gustatory pleasure can anybody
stand?
No advice on your body. Some people maybe need to be eased into this
sort of thing a little more gradually.
Roberta in D

MMMMMMMMMM my mouth is watering.

--
Kathyl (KJ)
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"Kate XXXXXX" wrote in message
...
Polly Esther wrote:
I did that too, Kate. A friend came by and I made cocoa for her. She
must have led a deprived childhood because she thought cocoa or 'hot
chocolate' was a mix with hot water stirred in. I used milk, chocolate
syrup (like my Granny did) and topped it off with little marshmallows. A
skinny peppermint stick for a stirrer and she thought she'd died and gone
to Heaven. Whatever shall I do with the body? Polly

hehehehehe...

Bestest hot choc I ever had? Made in Amsterdam:

3 heaped teaspoons best Belgian 80% cocoa solids block chocolate ground up
like fine coffee grounds

About half a pint of milk, steamed to scalding...

Stir vigerously until the chocolate melts, top off with whipped cream and
another spoonful of ground chocolate.

Serve with home made almond shortbread rounds, dipped half way in
chocolate: one milk, one plain.

Amsterdam was FREEZING, but sunny and beautiful.


--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

My Gators finally got fed. Poor things. They must think we've forgotten
them.

Butterfly (Who has been fortunate lately in not having to send any gator
food)

"Taria" wrote in message
...
I would think that gators are handy when it comes to bodies needing
disposed of. We are kind of slim on gators here.
TAria

Roberta wrote:
My childhood was deprived too -Mom was a terrible cook, bless her.
Then I discovered Dutch cocoa. How much gustatory pleasure can anybody
stand?
No advice on your body. Some people maybe need to be eased into this
sort of thing a little more gradually.
Roberta in D

We need to keep it that way too!
TAria

Butterflywings wrote:

My Gators finally got fed. Poor things. They must think we've forgotten
them.

Butterfly (Who has been fortunate lately in not having to send any gator
food)

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"Kate T." wrote:

After a long day of ironing fabric and cutting pieces for a baby quilt
on a frigid cold day I made a pot of hot Cocoa.

I curled up on the sofa with a lap quilt over my legs and a cup of hot
cocoa. Talk about relaxing.

Sometimes old time traditions make a hard days' work worth all the
effort.

Kate T. South Mississippi


Funny you should mention cocoa. I just received an email with a great
recipe for a mix to keep on hand:

Best-ever Hot Cocoa Mix
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Recipe By: Cook's Country
Serving Size: 20

Ingredients:

3 cups nonfat dry milk
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 1/2 cups Dutch-processed cocoa powder
1 1/2 cups white chocolate chips
1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions:

Combine ingredients in large bowl. Working in two batches, pulse
ingredients in food processor until chocolate is finely ground. Store in
airtight container for up to 3 months. To make hot cocoa, stir 1/3 cup
of this mix into 1 cup of hot milk. Top with whipped cream or mini
marshmallows.
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Apparently the white chocolate chips make the drink smoother and richer.
I can hardly wait to try this!
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http://www.sandymike.net