Mr. Joseph Littleshoes Esq. wrote:
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> Kathleen wrote:
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>> Sqwertz wrote:
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>>> On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:04:13 -0500, Kathleen wrote:
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>>>
>>>> Abuelita Mexican hot chocolate mix. These are hockey pucks of
>>>> grainy, cinnamon-flavored chocolate which are whisked into hot milk.
>>>
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>>>
>>> I have 4.25 pucks of it sitting next to me. I was finally curious
>>> enough to buy some afetr all these years (I buy everything once).
>>>
>>> I haven't made it yet, I'm just kinda nibbling on it. The
>>> instructions say to put it in a blender with warm (hot) milk, which
>>> I'm not to keen on. I ain't *that* stupid.
>>>
>>> -sw
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>> Hah. Did that once, when I was about 10 years old. It was memorable,
>> especially the cleanup.
>>
>> That's why god gave us whisks and immersion blenders.
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>
> Sauce pan and a spoon?
>
> You put the milk in the sauce pan, heat it up, drop the appropriate
> amount of Abulita in the hot milk and stir. I use a half a cake for 1
> extra large cup
>
> It dissolves very quickly in hot milk.

Mexican hot chocolate is supposed to be frothy. I don't own a molinillo
but an immersion blender works just fine, as does a wire whisk. I
usually grab the whisk, as it can be thrown in the dishwasher. I use it
the way one would a molinillo, twirling the handle between my palms -
traditional technique with a non-traditional tool.
http://www.chroniclebooks.com/blog/w.../06/twirl1.jpg