Three NEW Teas!

 Three NEW Teas!

     Just in time for my blog post to go LIVE on Samhain Sirens today I'd like to introduce you to some NEW members of the Blackthorn Hoodoo Blends Family!

Chocolate: Food and Drink of the Gods

Chocolate!

     With my semester long project researching the ritual beverages of the Amazon river basin, and my local impending snow, I thought I'd share a recipe for my favorite Aztec drink, xocolatl.  This spicy warm beverage is the predecessor to our hot chocolate.  Today's Recipe is the work of beloved (at least by me!) Herbal author and mystery writer, Susan Wittig Albert. 
    
     For those not in the know, Susan writes mysteries centering on a small Texas town and the herb shop owner who left her high powered law firm in Texas to open her own shop. 

McQuaid's Hot 'n' Spicy Chocolate

This spicy chocolate beverage is just the thing to drive winter from your cold bones!

1/2 cup Cocoa

1 tsp. Chili Powder

1 tsp Cinnamon

3/4 tsp Ground clove

1/4 tsp Salt

2 cups Water

6 cups Milk

1 tsp vanilla extract (Learn to make your own Here!)

Whipped cream

Nutmeg

8 Cinnamon Sticks

Blend dry ingredients in large saucepan.  Add water stirring and simmer for 4 minutes.  Stir in milk and reheat.  Whisk in vanilla and pour into warm mugs.  Top with whipped cream and sprinkle with nutmeg.  Add cimmamon stir stick.  Makes 8 1 cup servings.

Learn more about Susan and her friends at her webpage!