Microwave Chocolate
Gravy (MCG)
There’s still an Art
to it!
Through out my younger days, my mother, grandmother and
several other ladies in my life made yummy chocolate gravy on stove top! For
those who are raising their eyebrows at this, yes, it is chocolate gravy poured
over biscuits and served at breakfast!
So, I as grew up, making chocolate gravy was always done
over a hot stove top. You would put all the ingredients in and stand stirring
with a spoon with extreme caution to not get burned yourself and in constant
stirring mold to not burn the gravy that we, very impatient, kids and grandkids
could not wait to get on our plates!
One of my very favorite breakfast meals, but hated the
demand of making it! I could not tell you to this day who she was, but a
wonderful lady at my wedding shower blessed me with a gift!
(Every good gift and
every perfect gift is from above….James 1:17)
A recipe for Microwave Chocolate Gravy
Yes, you guessed it, I have not cooked chocolate gravy by
stove top ever since! O, yes don’t get me wrong I have had several question the
taste of something coming out of the microwave verses the original form of
cooking “stovetop”!
I will admit that over the years it has take sometime and
some awful thick, lumpy or runny gravy to figure out, that though it may be simpler
and less risky, there is still an Art to making good MCG!
(therefore, my beloved
brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord
knowing that you labor is not in vain in the Lord 1 Corinthians 15:58)
Let us start with the ingredients. In order is very
important.
¾ cup sugar
1/3 cup flour
3 TLBS coco
Now, at this point you have poured all three of the dry ingredients
together, you now take a wooden spoon and mix, mix and mix until these three very different textures are mixed together
to a fine powder. No lumps or roughness, just a smooth powdery mix.
(And we know that all
things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the
called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28)
2 cups of milk
(as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word that you may grow
thereby, if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious. 1 Peter 2:2)
Then after the dry ingredients are mixed well, you will make
a hole; go straight for the heart of
the powdered mix. Slowly, patiently and at a steady stream pour the pure white
milk into the mix. While you are pouring be sure with the other hand to stir,
stir and stir until the last of the milk is gone and you have a smooth creamy
mix.
(that if you confess
with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised
Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto
righteousness…..Romans 10:9-10)
Here is my favorite step and remember all has to be done in
order!
(In all your ways
acknowledge Him, And He will direct (Straighten) your paths Proverbs 3:6)
You will now take your smooth creamy mixture and place it in
the microwave for 2 minutes. Now, don’t walk away, don’t leave your mixture. As
soon as the timer goes off you take it out. It will be all foamed up at the top
trying and yearning to be the final and
perfect mix. So at this point you stir, stir and stir, there should be no
lumps, roughness or foam.
Your will now place your MCG back in the microwave for 3
minutes and again never step away, cause as soon as the 3 minutes are up, you
need to be right there to take it out.
(Let your conduct be
without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself
has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you,” Hebrews 13:5)
This time as you ever so gently, remove the MCG from the microwave,
take to heart that it is no longer lukewarm. But it is HOT! Hot and almost
ready to serve.
(“So then, because you
are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.
Revelation 3:6……….saints He wants us to be HOT for Him and be ready to serve
Him!)
We are almost there, there are only two more ingredients. Two
small steps, but two very important steps, so now we add..
2tlbs of butter
1-2 tsps of vanilla
(How sweet are Your
words to my taste, Sweeter than honey to my mouth! Psalm 119:103)
Mix these two ingredients in and stir, stir and stir. You just
added two simple steps that really flavor your MCG that makes those you serve want more, more and
more!
So now, Go and Serve…………….
(“If anyone serves Me,
let him follow Me, and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone
serves Me, him My Father will honor. John 12:26)
