Let children open one gift while enjoying Santa Claus Milk and Sugar Plums before bedtime.
4 cups milk 1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 (2-inch) stick cinnamon 2 tablespoons cold milk
3 to 4 whole cloves Ground nutmeg
1/4 cup sugar
- Combine 4 cups milk, cinnamon, and cloves in a saucepan; cook over medium heat 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. (Hear thoroughly, but do not boil.)
- Remove and discard cinnamon and cloves.
- Combine sugar and cornstarch; add 2 tablespoons cold milk, stirring until smooth.
- Add to hot milk mixture, stirring constantly; cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Ladle into mugs, and sprinkle with nutmeg. Serve immediately.
Yields 4 cups.
