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There’s nothing like a cup of hot chocolate to warm you up on a winter’s day. The President himself likes to have a cup on a gray day and here is the very recipe that Mrs. Laura Bush uses to prepare it for President George W. Bush.

Don’t forget to ask a responsible and reliable adult for assistance.

• 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
• 6 tablespoons sugar
• Pinch of salt
• 2 1/2 cups of milk
• 2 1/2 cups of light cream
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• Pinch of cinnamon powder
• Whipped cream
• Orange zest (very fine slivers of orange peel)
• Pot
• Wooden spoon with a long handle
• Warm Mugs

1. Mix the cocoa, salt and sugar together in a pot.
2. Add the milk.
3. Heat the milk mixture and stir gently until it has dissolved.
4. Add the light cream, cinnamon and vanilla.
5. Heat to just under boiling.
6. Mix very well and pour into a warm mug. (You can warm mugs by filling them with warm water from the faucet.)
7. Top with the whipped cream, a little cocoa powder and a little orange zest!