Chocolate Syrup

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa

1 cup tap water

1 cup sugar

1/8 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon vanilla

Find a 2 quart saucepan.  In it, mix the cocoa and water with a wire whisk or fork.  Heat the chocolate water over medium heat, stirring occasionally.  Add the sugar and continue to stir until the sugar dissolves.  Bring the mixture to a full rolling boil.  Reduce the heat to medium low and boil for a full 3 minutes.  Remove the syrup from the heat.  Add the salt and vanilla, stirring to blend.  Pour the syrup into a clean pint sized canning jar, or a clean ketchup container.  Put a good lid on the jar and store it in the fridge.  Use this chocolate syrup to make chocolate milk, or serve it over ice-cream.