Fair trade

I like chocolate in my coffee.

 There. I've said it.

My sister-in-law doesn't approve of coffee any way but black,

but I like milk and sweetness with mine.

Especially chocolate sweetness.

And because I only have one cup of coffee in the morning,

and because I really like a lot of milk...

I hesitate to confess this:

I heat a mug of skim milk instead of water 

and add instant coffee to it.

I know. Not brewed coffee.

 

And then, until last summer, I added Ovaltine to it.

And would feel guilty because Ovaltine is hardly fair trade 

and has a lot of packaging.

So - last June I contacted Equal Exchange 

and ordered a 5-lb bag of cocoa powder.

I mixed it in the food processor with sugar 

(faster and less dusty than stirring it in a bowl)

 

 And stored it in a jar for daily use.

The cost is a few guilt-free pennies more.

Next up:  I'm experimenting with cold-brewing coffee.

And if that works for me, and I can use the concentrated cold-brewed coffee instead of instant,

I'll be free of non-fair traded instant coffee.