I’m very sorry, all – I had a death in my family and, as such, am unable to post today’s news.  I’ll be back tomorrow with our normal schedule of happy niceness.

As an apology, here is a recipe for Snowman Soup – also known as hot chocolate.  This will give you enough to package some up to give away.  If you Google “Snowman Soup,” there are a lot of very cute little poem cards that you can print out to include with your gift.

SNOWMAN SOUP

Ingredients

• 2C confectioners’ sugar
• 1C unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2-1/2C dry milk powder (can swap for malted milk powder if you want; just reduce the confectioners’ sugar by half)
• 1t salt
• 2t cornstarch
• Hot milk or water, to serve

Recipe

• Combine the sugar, cocoa powder, milk powder, salt, and cornstarch.  To get out the lumps, do one of the following: 1) sift it together into a bowl; 2) put it in an airtight container and shake it up; or 3) blend it in the blender on a very low setting.
• To serve, mix 2T of the dry ingredients in a mug with warm water or milk.
• Stir to combine.  Top with marshmallows or candy canes, as so desired.
• Enjoy!