All my life I've tried... and failed

[xxkarachanxx]

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Question For: Younger nations (though any nation may comment if he or she so wishes)
Question: So today I was making a glass of chocolate milk...
It's really hard! Getting the right amount of syrup or powder for the amount of milk you have, stirring it well enough... And so my question(s) are as follow...

1) Have you ever made a

Comments

[peter_kirkland]

Of course! I'm a chocolate milk genius~

The secret is using half the bottle in one sitting!

[not_alfred]

Well, you could just get pre-mixed chocolate milk, couldn't you? Maybe it's not as fun, but you can get through the job a lot easier, and they've already got a pretty good balance going on.

[xxkarachanxx]

Well, yeah...
But the thing is that I do usually get pre-mixed, so my mom was all "No, you can't get more until you use up all that powder and syrup we still have"

[northern_cyprus]

Ohh I've had some with Sealand before! He likes his really chocolate-y...but I find that if you fill up the bottom of the glass so that it's about a few millimeters tall, it should be good enough! The best thing is to taste test after that~ See if you like it and all...
Trial and error!

[tanekkoya]

Many times!

You said how sometimes you find a bit of chocolate at the bottom and it spoils the taste cause you got all that suddenly coming right at you. Especially the case for syrup. But there's a way to avoid that!

What I do is get a clear glass cup if I'm using syrup. Y'know what you need to use in the process? Chopsticks. Or some other stick. Maybe even the handle of the spoon! Start off with the spoon to get most of it mixed. Get the stick and start stirring/rubbing against the bottom for the leftover stuff stuck there. Make sure to raise the glass so you can see the bottom of the cup while you're doing it! That way you can make sure all the syrup has been dissolved into the milk. Course, if you're a slow drinker, make sure you re-stir if any comes back to the bottom.

When it comes to pouring, I kinda just count to 3 or 5 when it goes down. It always looks like it's the right amount of chocolate in the end for me.

Hope that helps!

[swiss_sister]

I usually fill the glass with milk first, and then add the syrup while I'm stirring, so it doesn't all settle at the bottom. You can taste is as you go along to make sure it's just right, too.

I prefer not to use the powder, since if you need to add more, it doesn't seem to mix as well.

I hope that helps?