[texas booster]

No longer having the cookbook, I have tried to duplicate the recipe (less any additional sweeteners) but it never comes out right.

This does sound like a wonderful excuse to visit Italy. Maybe a Mediterranean cruise is in order.

[Miss Didi]

Here's the recipe:


CIOCCOLATA CALDA

(for 1 person)

Ingredients: 250 ml milk, 50 g 70% (or 80%) dark chocolate, 1 Tbsp sugar, 1 Tbsp potato (or corn) starch, pinch of cinnamon.

In a pot melt chocolate with a bit of milk at low heat. Add starch and sugar, mix well. Add rest of milk and cook on low-medium heat until the chocolate thickens (it should take about 20-30 minutes). Keep stirring constantly to avoid the chocolate sticking to the bottom of the pot. When the chocolate is ready, serve it in a cup sprinkled with a pinch of cinnamon or whipped cream.