Chocolate.
1 pint of milk.
1 ounce of good chocolate.
1-1/2 tablespoonfuls of sugar.
1 tablespoonful of hot water.
Put the milk on the fire, in the double-boiler. Shave the chocolate, and, putting it into a small pan with the sugar and water, stir over a hot fire until smooth and glossy. Stir this into the boiling milk; then beat the chocolate with a whisk, to make it froth. Pour into a hot pot, and serve at once.
Long cooking separates the oil from the chocolate and spoils the beverage.