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Title: Cafe Mexicano
Categories: Beverages, Mexican
Yield: 8 Servings

8 c Water; Cold
1/3 c Dark Brown Sugar; Packed
1/2 oz Baking Chocolate; Fine Chop
2 Cloves; Whole
1 Cinnamon Stick;Broken In 1/2
1 c Coffee; Regular Grind, Dry
1 ts Vanilla
1/4 c Brandy
8 tb Coffee Liqueur

Heat water, brown sugar, chocolate, cloves, and cinnamon to boiling in
3-quart saucepan; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes. Stir in
coffee. Remove from heat; cover and let stand 5 minutes. Stir in vanilla.
Strain coffee through 4 thicknesses of cheesecloth. CAFE DIABLO: Cafe
Mexicano Prepare Cafe Mexicano; keep hot in saucepan after straining. Heat
brandy just until warm in small, long-handled saucepan. Remove from heat;
ignite. Pour flaming brandy over coffee. Allow flame to burn out; stir.
Pour coffee into cups or mugs. Top each with whipped cream and 1 T
liqueur. Garnish with cinnamon stick, if desired.

Miscellaneous recipes from the collection of Mike Orchekowski.
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mo-misc.zip