Chocolate Milk from Scratch
 

Steve Wertz wrote:

> I got a craving for a cold glass of chocolate milk - not that crap
> they sell in the store that has all the disgusting thickeners in
> it.
>
> Is there an easy way to make it from just cocoa and sugar? My
> experience with powdered cocoa and iced coffee tells me that cocoa
> doesn't dissolve in cold liquids. Just heat the milk first? (but
> then I have to wait for it to get cold again...)

Yep. Make some hot cocoa and cool it down.

1/2 C sugar
1/4 C cocoa
1/3 C hot water
4 C milk

Mix everything except milk. Bring to a boil, then simmer a minute or
two, whisking. Stir in milk, heat back up but don't boil.

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Chocolate Milk from Scratch
 

>I got a craving for a cold glass of chocolate milk - not that crap
>they sell in the store that has all the disgusting thickeners in
>it.
>
>Is there an easy way to make it from just cocoa and sugar? My
>experience with powdered cocoa and iced coffee tells me that cocoa
>doesn't dissolve in cold liquids. Just heat the milk first? (but
>then I have to wait for it to get cold again...)
>
>-sw


Instead of adding the cocoa to the milk add the milk to the cocoa. Combine
your cocoa and sugar thoroughly. Now add just a couple drops of milk and stir
till it forms a paste. Slowly stir in the rest of the milk.

Chocolate Milk from Scratch
 

Steve Wertz > wrote in
:

> I got a craving for a cold glass of chocolate milk - not that crap
> they sell in the store that has all the disgusting thickeners in
> it.
>
> Is there an easy way to make it from just cocoa and sugar? My
> experience with powdered cocoa and iced coffee tells me that cocoa
> doesn't dissolve in cold liquids. Just heat the milk first? (but
> then I have to wait for it to get cold again...)
>
> -sw

Easier than cocoa powder and sugar is some form of chocolate syrup. Fox's
U-Bet or even Hershey's, whished rapidly into cold milk makes a pretty
acceptable drink.

--
Wayne in Phoenix

If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it.

Chocolate Milk from Scratch
 

Steve Wertz > wrote:
: I got a craving for a cold glass of chocolate milk - not that crap
: they sell in the store that has all the disgusting thickeners in
: it.

: Is there an easy way to make it from just cocoa and sugar? My
: experience with powdered cocoa and iced coffee tells me that cocoa
: doesn't dissolve in cold liquids. Just heat the milk first? (but
: then I have to wait for it to get cold again...)

This may not really help you, but...
we recently switched from using cocoa to 99% using
unsweetened chocolate in making our 'chocolate sodas'. We
dissolve a one ounce block of chocolate [we're using
Scharffenberger] in about a cup of water by heating. You
would of course use milk. For us the one ounce block is
enough for a quart of 'soda'. Yes, there are a few flecks
of solid chocolate in the final drink, but we think that that
just makes it even more interesting. We cool the melted
chocolate-liquid mix under cold running water, which takes
just a few minutes.
--thelma
: -sw

Chocolate Milk from Scratch
 

When I used to make it this way, I also added some vanilla extract.
-------------------------
"Reg" > wrote in message
. ..
> Steve Wertz wrote:
>
> > I got a craving for a cold glass of chocolate milk - not that crap
> > they sell in the store that has all the disgusting thickeners in
> > it.
> >
> > Is there an easy way to make it from just cocoa and sugar? My
> > experience with powdered cocoa and iced coffee tells me that cocoa
> > doesn't dissolve in cold liquids. Just heat the milk first? (but
> > then I have to wait for it to get cold again...)
>
> Yep. Make some hot cocoa and cool it down.
>
> 1/2 C sugar
> 1/4 C cocoa
> 1/3 C hot water
> 4 C milk
>
> Mix everything except milk. Bring to a boil, then simmer a minute or
> two, whisking. Stir in milk, heat back up but don't boil.
>
> --
> Reg email: RegForte (at) (that free MS email service) (dot) com
>

Chocolate Milk from Scratch
 

>Sqwertz spurts:
>
>I got a craving for a cold glass of chocolate milk - not that crap
>they sell in the store that has all the disgusting thickeners in
>it.
>
>Is there an easy way to make it from just cocoa and sugar?

No, idiot, you need milk too. duh


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Chocolate Milk from Scratch
 

Steve Wertz wrote:

> I got a craving for a cold glass of chocolate milk - not that crap
> they sell in the store that has all the disgusting thickeners in
> it.

It's easy enough to make good chocolate syrup. Just mix together
approximately one part cocoa powder with three parts sugar and three
parts water and a dash of salt. Bring it to a boil and boil it for a
minute, then add a bit of vanilla extract.


> Is there an easy way to make it from just cocoa and sugar? My
> experience with powdered cocoa and iced coffee tells me that cocoa
> doesn't dissolve in cold liquids. Just heat the milk first? (but
> then I have to wait for it to get cold again...)

Mix the cocoa powder and sugar together and then add a little bit of
milk to make a paste and gradually add more milk.

Chocolate Milk from Scratch
 

I solve my grandkids' cravings by blending Hershey's syrup into cold milk.

Dora

Chocolate Milk from Scratch
 

No One wrote:

> When I used to make it this way, I also added some vanilla extract.

I did editorialize a bit :)

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Chocolate Milk from Scratch
 

I have never seen or heard of chocolate milk made any other way than
with milk and chocolate syrup. Has that gone out of fashion?

Chocolate Milk from Scratch
 

On Sat, 19 Jun 2004 12:47:27 -0400, Margaret Suran
> wrote:

>
>I have never seen or heard of chocolate milk made any other way than
>with milk and chocolate syrup. Has that gone out of fashion?

We've always used Nestles Quick, which is powdered.

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

Chocolate Milk from Scratch
 

Steve Wertz wrote:

> I guess this is one of those things where I've forgotten the
> old-fashioned methods.

Done in new way. You're on the cutting edge as usual!

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>cocoa
>doesn't dissolve in cold liquids

Two options, at least:

(1) stir a large amount of cocoa into a small amount of milk (i.e., as with
cornstarch and to make gravy) until you have a thick paste. Then add the rest
of the milk.

or

(2) use a blender.

Neil

Chocolate Milk from Scratch
 

In article >,
lid says...
> Thanks for the vanilla tip, whoever you are. I've been looking to
> use up some fresh vanilla beans I got for $.50/ea. (And yes - I
> already have some 'marinating' in some rum.
>
Stick one or two in your sugar cannister as well.
--
Donna
A pessimist believes all women are bad. An optimist hopes they are.

Chocolate Milk from Scratch
 

Far as I can tell, someone wrote:
>I have never seen or heard of chocolate milk made any other way than
>with milk and chocolate syrup. Has that gone out of fashion?

Chocolate milk, like 100,000 other recipes, was made at home from
ingredients before someone put it in a container and sold it as a
convenience food product.

Umm... anybody know how to make this stuff by Ragu?

Petey the Wonder Dog << - - & sometime smart alec

Chocolate Milk from Scratch
 

Hark! I heard Margaret Suran > say:

> I have never seen or heard of chocolate milk made any other way than
> with milk and chocolate syrup. Has that gone out of fashion?

I still do it that way, Margaret -- learned it from my dad. He
loves chocolate milk; my stepmother has to buy Hershey's syrup at
Costco to keep him in supply... :-)


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Chocolate Milk from Scratch
 

"No One" > wrote in message
...
> When I used to make it this way, I also added some vanilla extract.
> -------------------------
> "Reg" > wrote in message
> . ..
> > Steve Wertz wrote:
> >
> > > I got a craving for a cold glass of chocolate milk - not that crap
> > > they sell in the store that has all the disgusting thickeners in
> > > it.
> > >
> > > Is there an easy way to make it from just cocoa and sugar? My
> > > experience with powdered cocoa and iced coffee tells me that cocoa
> > > doesn't dissolve in cold liquids. Just heat the milk first? (but
> > > then I have to wait for it to get cold again...)
> >
> > Yep. Make some hot cocoa and cool it down.
> >
> > 1/2 C sugar
> > 1/4 C cocoa
> > 1/3 C hot water
> > 4 C milk
> >
> > Mix everything except milk. Bring to a boil, then simmer a minute or
> > two, whisking. Stir in milk, heat back up but don't boil.
> >
> > --
> > Reg email: RegForte (at) (that free MS email service) (dot) com

you may need just a pinch of salt in the water/cocoa/sugar syrup to really
bring out the chocolate flavor

I usually only use 2 oz of water when making the chocolate syrup base for
hot cocoa. Stir constantly.. the cocoa needs to cook a bit to lose "raw"
flavor. Sort of the same concept in cooking roux (flour and fat used to
thicken sauces/soups)