On Nov 24, 9:28*am, blake murphy > wrote:
> On Mon, 24 Nov 2008 01:34:57 -0800 (PST), Topaz wrote:
>
> > Anciliary question. *It is often said that the Aztecs(?) put chilli or
> > pepper in their chocolade drink.
> > Does anyone have a modern twist on this which is "acceptable" to a
> > Euro-palate ?
> > Thanks to the group.
>
> i've heard of it, but tasted or made it. *apparently a former denizen here
> has:
>
> Aztec Drink a la Cadburys Ingredients
> 1 tb Cocoa * * *1 dr Vanilla extract
> 1 tb Honey * * *Chili powder to taste
> 1 ts Cinnamon * 2 c Hot water
> 1 pn Nutmeg
> Instructions for Aztec Drink a la Cadburys
> This recipe was kindly send to me over the Net by someone who got it at the
> Cadburys factory: Mix with 2 cups hot water and leave until cold. To make
> it Spanish, replace honey with sugar and serve hot.
> (CARL AND NANCY MCCASKEY) REC.FOOD.RECIPES From
> rec.food.cooking archives.
>
> <http://www.bigoven.com/25681-Aztec-Drink-a-la-Cadburys-recipe.html>
>
> according to the wikipedia entry on 'hot chocolate,' the mayan stuff was
> called xocolatl. *googling 'xocolatl recipe' turns up 4,000-some hits.
>
> according to one of them, the aztec version is 'cacahuatl.' *i guess you
> could google that, too.
>
> your pal,
> blake

If I want to jazz up hot cocoa (for grownups) I'll sometimes add just
a wee little bit of ground cayenne pepper to a good quality cocoa
powder.
Very nice as a warm up drink when we''ve been outdoors working on a
wintry day.

Nancy T