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CHOCOLATE

• MATERIALS
• (For two cups of chocolate):
• ¾ square bitter chocolate
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1½ cups milk
• ½ cup boiling water

• UTENSILS
• Small saucepan
• Double boiler
• Tablespoon
• Dover beater

DIRECTIONS

1. Melt the chocolate in a small saucepan set over the top of a teakettle containing boiling water.
2. Heat the milk in the double-boiler.
3. Stir the sugar into the melted chocolate, and add the boiling water, stirring constantly.
4. Place the saucepan directly over the fire and let its contents boil for one minute, stirring all the time.
5. Pour the contents of the saucepan into the milk in the double-boiler, and beat with a dover beater until the mixture becomes frothy.
6. Place the top of the double-boiler directly over the fire, and allow its contents to reheat slowly, stirring constantly.

REMARKS

Serve with whipped cream.

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