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As a card-carrying member of my gender, I am reluctant, if not downright opposed, to seeking directions. It was therefore with a light heart and steady hand that I began to make some real cocoa to take with me to the peace-picket line today. How hard could it be?
The answer is, not very hard. Cocoa is just chocolate, sugar and milk if you grew up the way I did. But since I was making something more than a quart and a half, the amounts of chocolate and sugar were not mapped out in my mind. Never fear, I figured, just taste and retaste it.
Which I did. More chocolate. More sugar. More chocolate. More sugar ... back and forth and on and on as the pot warmed on the stove. I wanted something that tasted like real chocolate, not that wussy stuff that comes in a packet from Nestle.
I finally achieved about what I wanted, but looking back, I was amazed at how much effort this one, apparently simple-chore, entailed.
Simple stuff does not mean it is simple stuff. You'd think I might have learned that as a practicing Zen Buddhist. :)
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This is nothing more then the mind gone ahead of the body. Thank the stars you have practiced making cococa many a year.
ReplyDeleteI wonder what the connection to the protest will be from your experince.
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I like to look at the directions on the box and follow them and see if I like what comes out. Then change things according to my taste.
ReplyDeleteNow I could not even imagine playing the sugar and cocoa game to make this much or more hot cocoa.
Instructions to the cook:
On the side of one particular box of cocoa powder is a recipe for six cups of Hot Cocoa:
1/2 Cup Sugar
1/4 Cup Cocoa Powder
1/4 Teaspoon Salt
1/3 Cup hot water
4 cups milk
3/4 Tablespoon Vanilla Extract.
Funny how differently we approach things even though we are both American, Male, and Zen students.
Hope you and you pals enjoyed the cocoa.