Hot Chocolate New England Style - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/8 - 1/4 cup white sugar
2 -3 tablespoons cocoa
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup water, boiling
1 tablespoon butter
4 cups homogenized milk
1/4 cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon maple syrup
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
12 large marshmallows

Preparation

In a large pot, add sugar, cocoa, and salt.
Stir in the boiling water and butter, mix well and bring mixture to a rapid boil.
Mix the milk, cream, maple syrup and vanilla extract together.
Lower heat to simmering and slowly add the milk mixture to pot.
Now add 8 of the marshmallows and heat through, stirring occasionally until the marshmallows are all melted.
Pour into four warm mugs and top each mug with a marshmallow.