Recipe - Orange Scented Hot Chocolate

2 cup Milk
4 ounce Bittersweet (not
unsweetened) or semisweet
chocolate; chopped
3 Strips (2x1inch) orange
peel (orange part only)
One half teaspoon Instant espresso powder or
instant coffe powder
1/8 teaspoon Ground nutmeg

Combine all ingredients in heavy medium saucepan.Stir over low heat until
chocolate melts. Increase heat and bring just to a boil, stirring often.

Remove from heat and whisk untily frothy. Return to heat and bring to boil
again. Remove from heat; whisk until frothy. Repeat heating and whisking
once again. Discard orange peel. (Can be prepared 2 hours ahead. Let stand
at room temperature. Before serving, bring just to boil, remove from heat
and whisk until frothy.) Pour hot chocolate into mugs, 2 servings.

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