Chocolate Cream

Cocoa beans were brought back by Cortes from Mexico in the sixteenth century, and chocolate became so popular as a drink that the Catholic Church divided in heated debate on whether drinking chocolate on a fast day constituted mortal sin. However, chocolate flavoring did not catch on until much later and Mrs Glasse was one of the first English cooks to use it.

Take a Quart of Cream, a Pint of white Wine, and a little Juice of Lemon; sweeten it very well, lay in a Sprig of Rosemary,