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In Mexico , the traditional way of preparing hot chocolate is to grind cacao seeds by hand using a mano ( MAH noh ) and metate ( meh TAH tay ) , which are a bit like a mortar and pestle . My current favorite way to prepare hot chocolate is the simplest possible , and really brings home the flavor of the chocolate you start with : just hot water and chocolate . Health trends were not exclusive to high-income consumers due to the inclusion of fortification in a staple product , chocolate de mesa ( semi-sweet or bitter chocolate in tablets traditionally used to prepare hot chocolate ) . One Marshall strategy : " catching " parents of incoming sixth graders at an orientation that schedules them for half-day workshops , then enlists them for such projects as preparing hot chocolate in the morning to raise funds . Youth can prepare colossal chocolate chunk cookies , ice cream , a cola drink and learn about kitchen safety plus many more experiments .