HELOISE Cocoa and cocoa powder are the same thing

Dear Heloise: One of your coffee recipes calls for cocoa powder. Is this the same as cocoa? I have gone to several stores and asked for this, and they do not have this product. Can you please advise me where to get it? Shirley Sterling, Mojave, Calif.
Shirley, we took your question to a manufacturer, and here is what a representative had to say: Cocoa powder and cocoa are the same. This unsweetened powder, usually sold in a can, is found on the baking aisle of your favorite grocery store. So, give it a try. The coffee that uses cocoa is called mocha coffee, and the recipe can be found in my pamphlet Heloise's Flavored Coffees and Teas. To receive a copy of the four-page pamphlet, please send $3 and a long, self-addressed, stamped (60 cents) envelope to: Heloise/Coffee, P.O. Box 795001, San Antonio, Texas 78279-5001. Nothing is more delicious on a cold morning than a cup of hot coffee. This pamphlet will give you the recipes for cinnamon, spiced and even orange coffee. Let me know what you think. Speaking of cocoa powder, I like to put a pinch in the coffeepot before brewing. It's a nice change. Heloise
Dear Heloise: I have been reading the Heloise column for many years and have read many ideas. Here's something I've been doing for years:
My husband of 50 years enjoys hot tea in the mornings. Unable to find an insulated cover or sleeve for a teapot to help hold in the heat, I made one. I got two quilted, oval-shaped place mats, placed one on top of the other and folded them. I sewed them together and put this on the teapot. It keeps the tea piping hot for a longer time. Eugenia Valone, Circleville
Dear Heloise: Here is a way to use up some hot-dog rolls. If you have hamburger patties handy, reshape them and make them long enough to fit the hot-dog rolls. Grill the meat as usual and enjoy what my family now calls burger dogs. Valerie Bardwell, Cranford, N.J.
Dear Heloise: I have a great suggestion: I'm married to a chef who worked for 15 years in the restaurant business, and he taught me that to get rid of any strong odor on your hands, such as garlic, rub coffee grounds on them and rinse with water. It works every time! Dawn McDonald, Valrico, Fla.
Something else that works is to pour a small amount of granulated sugar in the palm of your hand and then a little drop of dish detergent. Add some water and gently rub hands together, then rinse. Voil & aacute; -- no more smell! Heloise
Dear Heloise: I lost the drain for my kitchen sink, so now I use a steel-wool pad. It works wonderfully to keep cabbage gratings and such from going down the drain. All I do is smack it against the garbage can and zoom, it's all clean, and I can use it over and over again. Jean Lomax, Elkhart, Texas
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