Cocoa Shells
Ingredients
Directions
Boil shells and water three hours; as water boils away it will be necessary to add more.
Strain, and serve with milk and sugar.
By adding one-third cup cocoa nibs, a much more satisfactory drink is obtained.
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.
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What each ingredient does
- Cocoa shells
- Provides the main cocoa flavour and colour as they steep in the boiling water.
The step that matters
Keeping the water topped up while boiling. As water evaporates over three hours, the liquid concentrates and the shells can scorch on the base of the pan, so adding water keeps the drink from tasting burnt.
“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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