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Wakefield Museums and Castles
Georgian chocolate wine
In the Georgian period chocolate was still quite new in England. It was a very expensive luxury that only people with wealth and power could afford.
During this period chocolate was often mixed with water, wine, port or milk.
Try a taste of the past with our recipe for Georgian-style chocolate wine.
The recipe is of course intended for adults as it contains alcohol!
Ingredients (to make 4 small cups)
128g dark chocolate, at least 80% cocoa solids
600ml ruby port or 500ml sherry
30 to 40g of caster sugar
14g of rice flour or plain flour
You'll also need:
Saucepan
Whisk
How to make it
Pour the port or sherry into a saucepan
Break up the chocolate into small chunks and add to the saucepan
Add the sugar (alcohol goes bitter when heated up, so add sugar to taste)
Whisk in the flour
Warm on low heat for 10 minutes, until small bubbles form around the edge. Do not let it boil.
Take off the heat and give it a good whisk before pouring into cups
Enjoy!
Gift ideas
You could:
Make a bottle of chocolate wine to give as a unique gift
Gift box up the ingredients and instructions to make a chocolate wine kit
This is a Georgian creamware holder and saucer. It was made by the Castleford pottery Dunderdale. It was made between 1790 and 1800.
The saucer is in the shape of a scallop shell. The piece was used to hold a glass containing a hot drink.
Maybe it once held a glass of Georgian chocolate wine..?
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