Hot Cocoa

1/4 cup cocoa
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup hot water
dash of salt
dash of cayenne red pepper
3 cups milk
2/3 teaspoon vanilla

Combine cocoa, sugar, water, cayenne, and salt; bring to boil over medium heat stirring constantly; boil and stir 2 minutes.  Add milk; stir and heat.  DO NOT BOIL. Remove from heat; add vanilla.