Blinky the Shark wrote:
>
> Kathleen wrote:
>
> > koko wrote:
> >
> >> I was in Lake Havasu City AZ to spend Christmas with daughter and
> >> family. LHC has a new Mexican grocery store that we spent way too much
> >> money and time in.
> >> My Son In Law is a hot chocolate fan so I was thrilled when I saw this
> >> hot chocolate pot, it even came with a molinillo (moh-lee-NEE-oh) it
> >> makes the hot chocolate nice and frothy.
> >> We had some great hot chocolate, especially later in the evening with
> >> some Tequila Rose added to it.
> >>
> >> http://i2.tinypic.com/89rb6g9.jpg
> >>
> >> http://i12.tinypic.com/80ws09z.jpg
> >
> > I love Abuelita. My daughter's Spanish class was having a party and her
> > contribution was Mexican hot chocolate. I asked my daughter if her
> > classmates had enjoyed it and she said she thought so, given that most
> > of them tore their cups in half to lick the dregs after they'd drained
> > the contents.
>
> "Abeulita" sounds like a diminutive of "grandmother". "Little
> grandmother", if you will. If that's a name for hot chocolate, I wonder
> if it got its name by being somehow associated with grandmothers -- as
> in being something that grandma always made for you when you visited her.
>


There is an image of 'Abuelita' on the package. Presumably to recall
fond memories. The other popular brand 'Ibarra' uses the same colour
scheme for the packaging (red and yellow) but no Abuelita. Used to be
the better chocolate but doesn't seem so nowadays.

Try some hot chocolate with freshly-fried churros...nice combination.