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@DoctorEldritch Nothing wrong with hot chocolate! I often make it when I am not feeling too well and need something to pick me up.

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@Saka Do you mean it like the hot cocoa or the proper hot chocolate, so rich you can't drink it but rather eat it with a spoon?

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@DoctorEldritch Hmm, something in-between. Something where I find out that two tablespoons of raw cocoa is a bit hard to blend smoothly with the milk in the pot. 😅A lot of furious whisking.

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@Saka I thought in a traditional method you do not blend the powder in, but instead, use a crushed chocolate bar and melt it with milk/cream mixture? I know some recipes call for adding the powder to the milk before adding chocolate, but I find that not adding it works just as well, and you get none of that whisking. Maybe try it that way, if you like.

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@DoctorEldritch Chocolate bars wouldn't survive in my flat though. I must have mice nibbling at all the chocolate.😂 I like the hot chocolate very dark too and the dark chocolate is not usually sold in large bars here.

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@Saka I find that the chance of bars surviving, in my case, at least, can be increased by buying them in bulk. If I get a nice month's supply of them at once, then even despite my personal efforts to eat them all, for the first week or so I have enough leftovers for an odd cup even despite indulging like there is no tomorrow. Not something I'd recommend doing often, but maybe this method would work for you?

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@DoctorEldritch I am afraid you underestimate my SO, just a week ago we bought a massive supply of liquorice assortments and they are almost all gone. 🤣



I had some nibbles there and there too, but I am not the main power behind the mysterious disappearance.

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@Saka Congratulations! You are the second person I ever met who likes licorice. I can't stand it. This is where we do not match, I am afraid.

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@DoctorEldritch Is the first one @MoriMoonpaw? 😁

To be fair not all brands have good liquorice. As a kid I hated these rolls that looked like mini vinyl discs. But the soft and juicy chunks are nice.

Then there's salmiak, I am not hardcore enough to eat it solo. My mouth just gets set on fire after a few bites. But when mixed with some other stuff, it can be alright too.

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@Saka No, the first one is a professor from Germany 😉

I do not like licorice as a confectionary, but it can work as a spice with savory dishes for me sometimes if it is powdered. But as for proper candy, never liked it.