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Huyler's Chocolates

A hot drink made by dissolving chocolate tablets in boiling water, then adding water and milk and simmering.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
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Huyler's Chocolates

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the chocolate

  1. Break into small pieces the number of tablets corresponding to the number of cups needed. Put the pieces into the pan.

  2. Pour over them boiling water in sufficient quantity to entirely cover the broken pieces of chocolate.

  3. Let the pan stand off the fire without stirring for a few minutes, long enough to soften the chocolate.

  4. Gently crush the contents until all is perfectly dissolved.

Make the drink

  1. Place the pan on a slow fire and add the necessary quantity of water and milk.

  2. Boil for ten minutes to cook the chocolate.

  3. Let it simmer near the fire for about five minutes or more without boiling.

By Nemo Professor, author. Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures. See the original page.

Explore the science

What each ingredient does

Chocolate tablets
Provide the cocoa solids and fat that give the drink its flavour and body.
Milk (in the method)
Adds fat and milk solids for a creamier, smoother texture.

The step that matters

Boil for ten minutes to cook the chocolate. Boiling a chocolate mixture for a set time helps it fully dissolve and thicken. Letting it simmer without boiling afterward keeps the milk from scorching or separating.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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