On Thu, 6 Dec 2018 16:30:36 -0700, graham > wrote:

>On 2018-12-06 3:23 p.m., Jinx the Minx wrote:
>> Terry Coombs > wrote:
>>> ** 25 oz powdered milk
>>>
>>> * 32 oz Nestles Quik (or equiv)
>>>
>>> * 16 oz non-dairy creamer
>>>
>>> * 1/4 cup powdered sugar
>>>
>>> * Mix all ingredients well in a large bowl - mix until uniform ! I use
>>> 1/2 cup mix to 12 oz hot water , adjust to your taste . Put the mix in
>>> first then add hot water , stir well and top with mini marshmelons .
>>> Some like the mint flavored marshmallows , I prefer plain . Very tasty
>>> on a cold and rainy day , I just had some and thought I'd share .
>>> Credits : This recipe was contributed to the 1989 edition of the
>>> National Avenue Baptist Church Cookbook by Sherri Tyson .
>>>
>>
>> This recipe really makes little sense. What’s the point of adding both
>> powdered milk AND non-dairy creamer? Not to mention, the #1 ingredient in
>> the Nesquik is sugar, and you’re going to add even more sugar? If you’re
>> going to go to all the trouble of making your own mix, why wouldn’t you
>> just use real cocoa instead of fake Nesquik? Not to mention, you can always
>> mix the Nesquik in milk and heat it up, as the product was intended.
>>
>
>The best hot chocolate without any doubt used to be served in a local
>coffee bar. Shavings of real, Callebaut chocolate were combined with
>milk and then mixed/heated using the espresso machine steamer.


My favorite is from a Jacques Torres location.

His tinned home mix is not bad, either. but that stuff you get at the
snack bar is magnificent.