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By Heloise Wednesday, July 4, 2007; 12:00 AM
Mocha Coffee
Dear Heloise: Hi! I just saw your recipe for Cafe Vienna, but I like my COFFEE CHOCOLATEY. What recipe do you have for that? -- Mary from California
I have a Heloise mocha coffee blend that we have been printing for more than a decade, and it is perfect for chocolate lovers. Try this:
1/2 cup instant-coffee granules
1/2 cup sugar (or equivalent measure using sugar substitute)
1 cup powdered milk or powdered creamer (nonfat can be substituted)
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
Mix all of the ingredients together. Then you can put it in a coffee can (that you have labeled) or other container. This mixture would also make a great gift in a pretty apothecary jar! Doesn't this mocha recipe sound delicious? Want to try some other easy-to-make coffee or tea mixtures? Just send $3 and a long, self-addressed, stamped (58 cents) envelope to: Heloise/Coffee, P.O. Box 795001, San Antonio, TX 78279-5001 for a four-page pamphlet filled with tasty recipes. For a special touch to your cup of mocha coffee, drop in a few mini-marshmallows or a dash of cinnamon or nutmeg. This mocha blend is delicious when made and then chilled by pouring over ice for a glass of iced coffee.
To make a cup of chocolate "Joe," start with 2 teaspoons to a cup (6 to 8 ounces) of hot water. You will need to adjust for your taste. If you have used sugar substitute, you will use less.
CLEANING STRAWBERRIES
Dear Heloise: When cleaning strawberries, turn the berries upside down and cut in half from pointy end to leafy end. It's a lot easier to remove the stem and core from the two halves than trying to remove it from a whole berry. -- Joanne, via e-mail
TASTY TIDBITS
Dear Readers: Speaking of strawberries, if you line up all the strawberries grown in California in one straight line, they would wrap around the whole Earth 15 times, so says the California Strawberry Commission.
Now let's see if you are "berry" smart! How many seeds are there on the outside of a strawberry?
100
200
300
Well, if you guessed 200, then you are the No. 1 berry in our book!
EASY TO FILL
Dear Heloise: To fill graham-cracker tarts with a favorite pudding quickly and easily, use a turkey baster. No mess to clean up on the counter or the outside of the bowl. Just be sure to clean out the baster right away. Remember, pudding soft-sets in five minutes, no matter what's in it. And for added appeal, if there's a tart shell left over, crush it up in fine pieces and sprinkle on top of the others. Add a dollop or two of whipped topping and you're all set. -- April D., Newville, Pa.
CLEANUP
Dear Heloise: When I clean up the kitchen at night, I try to clean out or wipe off one shelf of the pantry. A little bit at a time! -- A Reader, New Jersey
(c)2007 by King Features Syndicate Inc.
44By Heloise Wednesday, July 4, 2007; 12:00 AM
Mocha Coffee
Dear Heloise: Hi! I just saw your recipe for Cafe Vienna, but I like my COFFEE CHOCOLATEY. What recipe do you have for that? -- Mary from California
I have a Heloise mocha coffee blend that we have been printing for more than a decade, and it is perfect for chocolate lovers. Try this:
1/2 cup instant-coffee granules
1/2 cup sugar (or equivalent measure using sugar substitute)
1 cup powdered milk or powdered creamer (nonfat can be substituted)
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
Mix all of the ingredients together. Then you can put it in a coffee can (that you have labeled) or other container. This mixture would also make a great gift in a pretty apothecary jar! Doesn't this mocha recipe sound delicious? Want to try some other easy-to-make coffee or tea mixtures? Just send $3 and a long, self-addressed, stamped (58 cents) envelope to: Heloise/Coffee, P.O. Box 795001, San Antonio, TX 78279-5001 for a four-page pamphlet filled with tasty recipes. For a special touch to your cup of mocha coffee, drop in a few mini-marshmallows or a dash of cinnamon or nutmeg. This mocha blend is delicious when made and then chilled by pouring over ice for a glass of iced coffee.
To make a cup of chocolate "Joe," start with 2 teaspoons to a cup (6 to 8 ounces) of hot water. You will need to adjust for your taste. If you have used sugar substitute, you will use less.
CLEANING STRAWBERRIES
Dear Heloise: When cleaning strawberries, turn the berries upside down and cut in half from pointy end to leafy end. It's a lot easier to remove the stem and core from the two halves than trying to remove it from a whole berry. -- Joanne, via e-mail
TASTY TIDBITS
Dear Readers: Speaking of strawberries, if you line up all the strawberries grown in California in one straight line, they would wrap around the whole Earth 15 times, so says the California Strawberry Commission.
Now let's see if you are "berry" smart! How many seeds are there on the outside of a strawberry?
100
200
300
Well, if you guessed 200, then you are the No. 1 berry in our book!
EASY TO FILL
Dear Heloise: To fill graham-cracker tarts with a favorite pudding quickly and easily, use a turkey baster. No mess to clean up on the counter or the outside of the bowl. Just be sure to clean out the baster right away. Remember, pudding soft-sets in five minutes, no matter what's in it. And for added appeal, if there's a tart shell left over, crush it up in fine pieces and sprinkle on top of the others. Add a dollop or two of whipped topping and you're all set. -- April D., Newville, Pa.
CLEANUP
Dear Heloise: When I clean up the kitchen at night, I try to clean out or wipe off one shelf of the pantry. A little bit at a time! -- A Reader, New Jersey
(c)2007 by King Features Syndicate Inc.
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