Drinking Chocolate

Name: Drinking Chocolate
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 1 vanilla pod, or 7.5 cm (3 inch) stick of cinnamon, or 2 blades of mace; 1 vanilla pod, or 7.5 cm (3 inch) stick of cinnamon, or 2 blades of mace; 3 tablespoons whipping or single cream; 1 vanilla pod, or 7.5 cm (3 inch) stick of cinnamon, or 2 blades of mace; 600 mls (1 pint) full-cream milk; 3 tablespoons whipping or single cream; 150 g (5 oz) chocolate; pinch of salt; pinch of freshly ground black pepper

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Modern Classics

By Frances Bissell

Published 2000

About

This is a very rich hot drink to be served in small cups.

Ingredients

600 mls (1 pint) full-cream milk
3 tablespoons whipping

Drinks
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Put the milk and cream with the spice, salt and pepper in a saucepan, and scald it; that is, bring to the point where tiny bubbles appear around the edge of the pan.

Break up the chocolate, put it in a bowl standing in very hot water. Pour the milk over the chocolate and stir until the chocolate has melted. Let it stand for a few minutes for the flavours to infuse.

Strain it int