Hot Cocoa For A Crowd - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup cocoa
1/4 teaspoon salt
12 cups milk
4 teaspoons vanilla extract
sweetened whipped cream, optional
additional cocoa (optional)

Preparation

Stir together sugar, cocoa and salt in a 4- to 6-quart saucepan.
Heat milk in microwave until hot, but not boiling; gradually add to cocoa mixture, stirring until well-blended.
Stir in vanilla.
Serve immediately or keep warm over very low heat for up to 2 hours.
At serving time, stir; pour into mugs.
Garnish with whipped cream; sift cocoa over whipped cream if desired.