Cocoa Shells
From Six little cooks, 1910
Cocoa shells are sometimes called nibs.
Presented as published in 1910. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record
Ingredients
Method
As published
This recipe was extracted from Six little cooks (1910) by Elizabeth Stansbury Kirkland, page 34. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
cocoa shells. Did you ever see any? ' "No; I never heard of them." " I've no doubt that they are to be had at the grocers, and I'll give you the directions. Miss Bremer, when she was in this country, used to call this drink, ' De nectar of de gods.' " No. 97 — COCOA SHELLS. One quart boiling water, two oz. cocoa shells, some- times called nibs, wet first with a little cold water; boil an hour and a half, strain, add one quart milk
Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.