Hot for Chocolate
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A warm cuppa Eugene
BY SARAH DECKER
perfect gift for a family Christmas morning,
carolers shivering on your porch or friends and
neighbors who love to drop by during the
holidays, hot cocoa is an American holiday
staple.
This year when handing out a cup, remember that there are
ways to keep it local, from froth to dredges.
Eugene mainstay Euphoria Chocolates has many choices
when it comes to cocoas, as well as dozens of recipes on the
website (euphoriachocolate.com). If powdered cocoa isn’t your
thing, the Europeans have brought us drinking chocolate ‒
basically a chocolate bar meant for melting, then sipping.
Sipping Dreams, right here in our cozy town, provides a variety
of flavors and is available at Capella, Market of Choice and other
local grocers. For mixing, a generous mug of milk from Lochmede
Dairy — available at any Dari Mart — is the perfect base. And no
cocoa is complete without the marshmallows. Take your treat to
gourmet levels with a handmade marshmallow from Noisette
Patisserie.
Be certain there are more than these few sources for local
treats this holiday season, but here’s hoping we’ve given you
some cocoa for thought in your gift and beverage planning for
the colder months. GG
EUROPEAN-STYLE DRINKING CHOCOLATE
from Sipping Dreams
HAMMOND’S HANDMADE
TWIST LOLLIPOP
(technically made in Colorado, but
seriously the most local peppermint
twist we could find)
from the Kiva
HOLIDAY WISHES CANDY CANE DREAMS COCOA
from Euphoria Chocolates
HANDMADE MARSHMALLOWS
from Noisette Patisserie
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2 PERCENT MILK
from Lochmead Dairy
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