Comments on: Hot Cocoa for a Cold Day http://corduroyorange.com/?p=634 The only Food Blog written by Jesse Sharrard Sat, 11 Apr 2026 23:47:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: jesse http://corduroyorange.com/?p=634#comment-60910 jesse Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:08:13 +0000 http://corduroyorange.com/?p=634#comment-60910 Eh, so what if it's not brand new? I'm sure that I'm not the only one in the world who made instant cocoa for himself before I switched to the real deal, and therefore I hope that my 'discovery' as it were will be of assistance to others in my old shoes trying to blend cocoa powder into milk. For a traditional cocoa mix, simply combine the cocoa and sugar, omitting the spices. For a nice touch to any cocoa, add a dash of vanilla extract to the saucepan. Eh, so what if it’s not brand new? I’m sure that I’m not the only one in the world who made instant cocoa for himself before I switched to the real deal, and therefore I hope that my ‘discovery’ as it were will be of assistance to others in my old shoes trying to blend cocoa powder into milk.

For a traditional cocoa mix, simply combine the cocoa and sugar, omitting the spices.

For a nice touch to any cocoa, add a dash of vanilla extract to the saucepan.

]]> By: Mom http://corduroyorange.com/?p=634#comment-60887 Mom Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:01:13 +0000 http://corduroyorange.com/?p=634#comment-60887 I hate to burst your bubble, but you haven't really discovered a new and better method. Whisking the milk slowly into the dry mixture has always been the preferred way of mixing cocoa powder and sugar with milk. The only time you add the dry to the liquid is when you use an instant hot cocoa mix that is supposed to be mixed into hot milk. That cocoa powder is finer and blends readily into the milk. Your spice blend doesn't sound like something I'm willing to try. Guess I'm old-fashioned but I like plain cocoa and firmly believe that "if it's not broke, don't try to fix it." For a quick cup of cocoa, I prefer the Penzy's hot chocolate mix. It tastes great and I can just heat up a cup of milk in the microwave, add the mix, and enjoy. It also eliminates washing a pan. I hate to burst your bubble, but you haven’t really discovered a new and better method. Whisking the milk slowly into the dry mixture has always been the preferred way of mixing cocoa powder and sugar with milk. The only time you add the dry to the liquid is when you use an instant hot cocoa mix that is supposed to be mixed into hot milk. That cocoa powder is finer and blends readily into the milk.

Your spice blend doesn’t sound like something I’m willing to try. Guess I’m old-fashioned but I like plain cocoa and firmly believe that “if it’s not broke, don’t try to fix it.”

For a quick cup of cocoa, I prefer the Penzy’s hot chocolate mix. It tastes great and I can just heat up a cup of milk in the microwave, add the mix, and enjoy. It also eliminates washing a pan.

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