Hot cocoa with milk for neighbors

One night in a year, my grandfather used to prepare a huge pot of hot cocoa with milk, mixed with rosewater and cardamom powder, for the whole neighborhood. The taste and smell was wonderful. He did this as one of his wishes had come true, and this was his way of showing gratitude to the spiritual powers. He never told us what was the wish, and he passed away last year...

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