Cadbury Bournville Drinking Cocoa - 125g

Bournville cocoa has sat in British kitchen cupboards for generations, somewhere between the gravy granules and the tea caddy. When an old British recipe just says "cocoa", this is usually the one it means.

Which is why people in Canada go looking for it. Sometimes it is for one particular mug at bedtime. More often it is a handwritten family recipe, and you want the cocoa it was written for, so the cake comes out the way it did at home.

The 125g pack goes further than you would think, a heaped spoonful or two per mug. Keep it closed, somewhere cool and dry, and it waits patiently between bakes. Mix it to a smooth paste with a splash of milk before you top up, or the lumps win. They always try.

It sits happily alongside the rest of the Cadbury shelf: a bar of Dairy Milk to keep you company while the milk heats, or a packet of British biscuits for dunking. Rich Tea, if you are asking, though the household will have opinions.