Use four ounces of vanilla chocolate, one quart of milk, three
tablespoonfuls of hot water, and one tablespoonful of sugar.
Cut the chocolate in fine bits. Put the milk on the stove in the
double-boiler, and when it has been heated to the boiling-point, put
the chocolate, sugar, and water in a small iron or granite-ware pan
and stir over a hot fire until smooth and glossy. Stir this mixture
into the hot milk, and beat well with a whisk. Serve at once, putting a
tablespoonful of whipped cream in each cup and then filling up with the
chocolate.
The plain chocolate may be used instead of the vanilla, but in
that case use a teaspoonful of vanilla extract and three generous
tablespoonfuls of sugar instead of one.