So the Rain is here…..cocoa time

I woke up this morning with a strong chill in the air and heard an uncommon sound mabye the kids outside were tossing balls against the wall or the gardner was weedwacking….then I listened closer it was the sound of rain and lots of rain and if your reading this and your not from southern california then this is a huge deal for us.Now what do you associate with rain?. Cuddling up watching a film or putting on some comfortable clothes to sit by the fire an talk to a special someone(an they might not be that special but its kinda fun) and for the rest of us we get the need to drink hot cocoa, I think it takes us back to the times when you couldnt wait for the cold, so your mother would heat up those watered down nestle packs and if you were lucky she would pull out the small marshmellows and melt them on top! oh man!!!…..so in honor of this weather Im going to share with you my personal homeade recipe for making hot chocolate or aka hot cocoa so you won’t be brough to drink those watered down excuses for orignal and amazing hot cocoa.

1/2 c. cocoa
1 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
3 c. water
1/2 gallon milk
Marshmallows (optional)

In a 10-quart kettle combine cocoa, sugar, and water. Stir until heated (slow boil); add milk. Heat until steaming. Add the vanilla just before serving. Top with whipping cream or marshmallows. Serves 10-12.

Now enjoy. Weatherman says its gonna be like this all week so pull out those films we all grew up enjoying in the holidays and drink and enjoy the clip I added at the bottom of the blog! one of my personal #1 christmas songs!

-Josh Starbuck 

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