After three glorious days of sunshine and weather in the 70s, at last, and even more important temperatures above 50 at night so the tomato plants can start to grow, it turned cold again. So I’ve just made a big white Ikea jug of hot chocolate for the troops. And not just any hot chocolate. This is proper Mexican chocolate that comes in rough sugar-specked rounds, sold in a stack that’s been wrapped in coarse pink paper. It’s from my secret stash of treats, like the Provencal chestnut and lavender honeys at the back of the pantry. This was the right day for it!
Hot chocolate in June
About the Author: Karen Christensen
Karen Christensen is an entrepreneur, environmentalist, and writer. She is the owner and CEO of Berkshire Publishing Group, a research associate of the Fairbank Center at Harvard, a member of the National Committee on US-China Relations, and founder of the Train Campaign. She was a trustee of the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Press, Her Substack newsletter, The Way We Live Now, has over 12,000 subscribers: www.karenchristensen.substack.com.
I discovered Mexican hot chocolate at a big coffeeshop in Park City, Utah . . . never been able to replicate it.