Hot Chocolate

"terri.pinder" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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In the movie "Chocolat" (Juliette Binoche, Johnny Depp, Lena Olin, Alfred Molina, etc), the lady
who ran the Chocolate Shoppe served a drink she called "hot chocolate" but it didn't look anything
like the hot chocolate that I've had. The hot chocolate I'm accustomed to is more milky and thin,
but the drink in the movie looked like hot fudge sauce. However, people in the movie were drinking
it as a beverage. Is there such a drink? Or was that just done for effect for the movie? If there
really is a drinkable hot chocolate like that, does anyone have a recipe for it?

Castillian Hot Chocolate Yield: 6 Servings

Ingredients

1/2 c unsweetened cocoa 1 c sugar 7 tsp cornstarch
2/2 c water 4 c milk

Mix the cocoa and sugar together.

Dissolve the cornstarch in the water and combine with the cocoa-sugar mixture in a medium-sized
saucepan. Stir this until it is a smooth paste. Begin heating this mixture, continuously stirring it
with a whisk. Gradually pour in the milk. Continue stirring as you bring it to a simmer. Simmer,
stirring often, for about 10 minutes. The cocoa is ready when it thickens and is glossy and smooth.

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Derek Juhl

Quoted message said:

In the movie "Chocolat" (Juliette Binoche, Johnny Depp, Lena Olin, Alfred Molina, etc), the lady
who ran the Chocolate Shoppe served a drink she called "hot chocolate" but it didn't look anything
like the hot chocolate that I've had. The hot chocolate I'm accustomed to is more milky and thin,
but the drink in the movie looked like hot fudge sauce. However, people in the movie were drinking
it as a beverage. Is there such a drink? Or was that just done for effect for the movie? If there
really is a drinkable hot chocolate like that, does anyone have a recipe for it?

Blessings, Terri

Maybe???

Mexican Hot Chocolate

This is serious chocolate. This very rich drink is almost a dessert in of itself. It makes the
perfect late night drink with cookies as well as a great finish to the meal. Don't skip any steps
and throw the eggs right into the chocolate. You will have hot chocolate with scrambled eggs
floating in it.

4 ounces unsweetened chocolate 4 cups milk 2 cups heavy cream
3/4 cup sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon 2 eggs 3 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Melt the chocolate in the top of a double boiler. In a separate heavy saucepan heat the milk and
cream on low until hot but not bubbling. When the milk mixture is hot add 3 tablespoons of it to the
chocolate and mix well. Blend in the rest of the milk mixture, the sugar, and the cinnamon. In a
small bowl beat the eggs and vanilla. Add a tablespoon of the chocolate mixture to the eggs and beat
well. Slowly stir the egg mixture into the chocolate. Whisk the hot chocolate briskly in the double
boiler for 3 minutes, then serve immediately.

Makes 8 servings.

Preparation Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 25 minutes

~Kat

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(Jarkat2002) said:

Quoted message said:

In the movie "Chocolat" (Juliette Binoche, Johnny Depp, Lena Olin, Alfred Molina, etc), the lady
who ran the Chocolate Shoppe served a drink she called "hot chocolate" but it didn't look
anything like the hot chocolate that I've had. The hot chocolate I'm accustomed to is more milky
and thin, but the drink in the movie looked like hot fudge sauce. However, people in the movie
were drinking it as a beverage. Is there such a drink? Or was that just done for effect for the
movie? If there really is a drinkable hot chocolate like that, does anyone have a recipe for it?

For one, I believe what was served in the movie was true hot chocolate, rather than the more usual
hot cocoa--i.e., made from melted chocolate rather than cocoa powder. Have a look here:

<http://whatscookingamerica.net/Beverage/HotChocolate.htm>

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(Derek N.P.F. Juhl) said:

Castillian Hot Chocolate Yield: 6 Servings

Ingredients

1/2 c unsweetened cocoa 1 c sugar 7 tsp cornstarch
1/2 c water 4 c milk

I first tried one of these "starch thickened" hot cocoas at the NY Chocolate Show a few years ago; I
don't recall the brand. My friends and I thought it was... odd. Vaguely like thin, chocolately
gravy. From what I can tell, the main purpose of the (corn starch, potato starch, etc.) is a thicker
texture and heavier mouthfeel--but it doesn't come close to matching the effect given by fat. Using
unsweetened chocolate works better, at least for my tastes.

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This comes close to the retentive stuff that goes on in alt.coffee but is not intended to be taken
as such. In Antigua, Guatamala I had the pleasure of having a hot chocolate made from freshly
roasted and ground cacao. Very hard to top that flavor. Ambiance had an effect as well. Chilly
mountain air and a charcoal brazier under the table to keep the footsies warm - hard to beat.
Regards. Ken.

Gar said:

(PENMART01) said:

Ken Davey said:

Me and Gar are two ugli [censored] [censored].

Ahahahahahahahahaha. . ..

Keep up the good work Sherman. There might be a few newbies who don't

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with an intellectual subordinate such as yourself.

Run along now little [censored]. Maybe you can go in your barn and trade rent for a gummy hummer.

Gar <----Thinks Sherman is very drunk

Sherm doesn't need to be drunk. That's just the way he is. Ask him asout the pet trailer park he's
got in that barn. Giggle. Ken.

In rec.food.cooking said:

In Antigua, Guatamala I had the pleasure of having a hot chocolate made from freshly roasted and
ground cacao. Very hard to top that flavor.

Freshly roasted and ground? You mean the stuff which has been made in a factory, and has been
sitting in a can on the store shelf for 18 months doesn't taste just as good?

What a surprise! Maybe I need to try some of that freshly roasted, freshly ground coffee? 🙂

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