Mexican Hot Chocolate


1/4 cup baking cocoa
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 cup boiling water
Dash ground cloves or nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 cups milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Whipped cream
Whole cinnamon sticks

Combine cocoa and sugar in small saucepan; stir in water.
Bring to boil; reduce heat and cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
Add the cloves, cinnamon and milk.
Simmer 5 minutes (do not boil).
Whisk in vanilla.
Pour hot chocolate into mugs; top with whipped cream.
Use cinnamon sticks for stirrers.
Yield: 4 servings.