Just wondering. It's not like I'm obsessive or anything.
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
I am obsessing enough for all of us.
And NO! I haven't found it yet.
I am using the giant Melitta filters in the single-cup cone, however, so I'm happy.
Coffee!!!
Posted by Kayla (Member # 2403) on :
I was just hoping something had changed since yesterday. But, you probably spent the day doing church related things. I forgot about that for a minute.
Dana should get the new church members to come over and unpack you guys. No better way to get to know the new minister than to unpack all her stuff.
Plus, you'd know where your coffee makers are.
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
Yeah...I'm sure a few of them are just dying to come over and go through our stuff. But, really, they're just being as nice as can be.
We thought about having the youth group earn "points" for their mission trip by clearing out our garden and moving stuff around, but, well, it'd still be too embarrassing.
Maybe after we get the place sorted out.
I'm almost done with the office. Then it's on to the guest bedroom and the entryway downstairs.
Wish us luck!
Coffee makers will turn up eventually.
I swear these boxes have conspired together and swapped contents at random. I packed them. I know what's in them. I labelled them.
And yet...nothing is where I thought it was.
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
I mis-labled all of the ones I packed, just for fun.
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
Bad ElJay! Evil ElJay!
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
Actually, I forgot there were at least 2 coffee makers that ElJay packed too. There's at least 5 of the buggers out there in different boxes.
Sheesh!
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
I'm pretty sure I labled the box I put the coffee makers in.
Now the question is what I labled it...
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
Not to worry. It's here somewhere.
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Good, luck, Bob. Good luck.
There is always Dunkin Donuts.
But probably not for you.
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Well, I think my coffee's done, so I best head off for work. Have a good day!
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
quote: Dana should get the new church members to come over and unpack you guys. No better way to get to know the new minister than to unpack all her stuff
The reverse works too! When my sister and her family moved to a small town, the minute the moving van pulled up, the local United Methodist minister (the church is across the street) came over and helped them unload it all and unpack!
That's why my sister is United Methodist now...
FG
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
You have 5 coffee makers?!
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
They did just get married...so take the ones they already had, and add the ones they got as gifts they are holding onto to regift. Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
They didn't get any as gifts. And Dana didn't have any to start with. Those are all Bob's. Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Five coffee makers means that not only does he probably drink too much coffee (so do I), he's a coffee snob.
What's wrong with instant? Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :
Actually, the french press was a wedding gift, but we registered for it and won't be re-gifting.
Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :
Hey dkw, speaking of finding things, did you find your ordination present yet?
--Enigmatic (wins the wrapping contest)
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Instant coffee? Feh!
Turkish coffee? Yum Yum! (and no coffee maker required, just a pot on the stove) It is deliciously strong and thick and rich and chewy.
<--me after too much coffee.
Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :
Negative. Perhaps it ran away with the coffee makers?
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
I have had Turkish coffee. >_<
Coffee should not be CHEWY!!! Posted by Kayla (Member # 2403) on :
You know, they say that people who actually like the taste of coffee are mentally unstable, right? I mean, only crazy people like coffee. The rest of y'all became accustomed to it. (I'm crazy all on my own and don't like coffee. Can you imagine how nuts I'd be if I like coffee?)
Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :
Your present was not wrapped with any coffee makers, so that would be an entirely different box that'd have to be missing.
-Enigmatic
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Black coffee, as I have mentioned On Hatrack several times, is toxic waste. It should be treated with milk and sugar for safety's sake, ASAP.
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
rivka! First the country music thing...now this!
I consider 5 coffee makers the absolute minimum. Here's the lineup:
1) Cuban coffee percolator for that double-espresso in the morning. This is really the best darn coffee you can make. It works with a fine grind and comes out so smooth and strong.
For those of you who like milk and sugar, you can actually make the cafe cubano (whip the sugar into the strong, strong coffee -- add milk if you absolutely must, but you really shouldn't).
2) French Press -- I'm a little new to this one and I must say that I like it but I'm having difficulty with the whole thought of pouring boiling water over dry coffee grounds. It just feels wrong. The water should start out ice cold in the pot and gradually heat up. But the F.P. is nice and I've always wanted one.
3) Espresso/cappucino machine. I have an el-cheapo one that does a very good job. I use it mainly for cappucino because nothing froths milk better than high temp/high pressue steam. It makes a good cup of espresso, but it's limited as to strength and I really prefer a double strength version. Still, not bad.
4) Stovetop percolator by Farberware. If you don't own one of these, you just aren't treating your guests properly. It makes a small batch of coffee perfect for 4 people to have over dessert. Less trouble than cappucino and you can set it on the stove and go do other things. Better than the electric percolators. It just works great.
5) Big percolator. I seriously think I might've tossed this one. It was my grandmothers so I might've hung onto it for sentimental reasons, but electric percolators are to coffee as dickies are to shirts. Silly, short, and embarrassing if anyone ever finds out.
Anyway, I have one. Somewhere. May it rot.
But...I still consider such a unit essential because there are times when you have to make A LOT of coffee for a crowd that is not too discerning. I don't waste the fair trade, fresh ground stuff on these folks. They still get good stuff (Folgers special dark roast), but that's it.
Also, one must have a good coffee grinder. I just gave my old one (a Mr. Coffee personal sized one) to some friends because I got the one I really wanted -- the Kitchen Aid one in bright red.
Note, I also have a Melitta single-cup cone thingy. It makes horrid coffee. I'd rather get the coffee at a gas station. But it's at least something. Melitta is terrible stuff though. I can taste the paper. Yuck! And no matter how much coffee you use, the water drops through the filter so quickly that it barely has time to pick up some color, let alone flavor.
Horrid.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
quote: 4) Stovetop percolator by Farberware. If you don't own one of these, you just aren't treating your guests properly. It makes a small batch of coffee perfect for 4 people to have over dessert. Less trouble than cappuccino and you can set it on the stove and go do other things. Better than the electric percolators. It just works great.
My parents have one of these that's older than I am. I used to love to watch it on the stove. Nothing . . . nothing . . . nothing . . . FWOOSH! Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Ah Bob, you are wooing me. Sigh.
My dear, sweet, wonderful husband never drinks coffee. His reason? "I'm a tea drinker." Like that's some sort of weirdo creed that he has sworn to live by.
Coffee is good, delcious, nectar from heaven. I shudder to think of driving anywhere without first fortifying myself properly.
Once you unearth your coffee gear, can I stop by for a cup? I'll bring the rugelach. Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :
His dear, sweet, wonderful wife never drinks coffe either. Her reason? It tastes gross.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
dkw, you and my mom would get along so well. Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Coffee is yumptious. Amen. Selah.
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
quote:My parents have one of these that's older than I am. I used to love to watch it on the stove. Nothing . . . nothing . . . nothing . . . FWOOSH!
Ah, rivka, you know...don't you?
Tante, you can come by any time. We'll sip a cup a' and tsk tsk over our spouses' lack of taste.
rugelach is not necessary, but most certainly welcome. We'll even let dkw try one!
Posted by lcarus (Member # 4395) on :
quote:1) Cuban coffee percolator for that double-espresso in the morning. This is really the best darn coffee you can make. It works with a fine grind and comes out so smooth and strong.
For those of you who like milk and sugar, you can actually make the cafe cubano (whip the sugar into the strong, strong coffee -- add milk if you absolutely must, but you really shouldn't).
I'm trying to figure out what on Earth you mean here, but I have no idea.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
[aside] "Rugelach" is plural, and takes a plural verb. [/aside]
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
Ic.
When my REAL Cuban friends (those who proved their friendship by making me coffee) made me coffee, they did it in one of those little stovetop percolator espresso thingies, and then they put the hot coffee in a big container and whipped sugar into it with a whisk.
They didn't normally use milk in it, but I was just saying that I supposed that if someone WANTED milk in their coffee, they could still do so with cafe Cubano and not deserve to be shot.
So...do I have it wrong? Is that NOT the right way to make cafe Cubano?
My friend...who never made me Cuban coffee?
And who still has my copy of Ruggles of Red Gap?
I hope. Cuz I can't find the flipping thing.
Posted by lcarus (Member # 4395) on :
Um, I most certainly did make you Cuban coffee in my house.
With my espresso machine. The way restaurants and cafeterías make it.
By a "percolator" are you referring to a steel device that looks like two cones meeting point to point? Those are what people had at home in the days when home espresso machines were not feasible. They are widely considered to burn the coffee, but if you like it, then who am I to criticize. I just wasn't sure what you meant by a Cuban coffee percolator.
Café Cubano simply refers to Cuban coffee, in all its forms. Una colada refers to Cuban coffee with nothing at all added except sugar, to taste. It is typically shared in teensy tiny paper cups, unless, like me, you don't share well, in which case, everybody gets an entire colada. This is what I made you on your first visit to my house. Una cortadita might be what you're describing. It is like a colada, but with a small amount of milk mixed in as well. Or you might be describing café con lecha, which is actually primarily milk, with a small amount of Cuban coffee and sugar mixed in to taste, and is usually had as a breakfast drink (along with toasted and buttered cuban bread, which is dipped into the drink). The drink itself, when prepared this way, is sweet, like a latté or a Thai iced coffee (but hot, not cold. This is usually how we have coffee as a breakfast drink. The other styles are generall post-meal drinks, or no-particular-reason middle of the day drinks.
And I thought I returned Ruggles of Red Gap, but I'll check when can. If I have it, I am holding it hostage, and you'll have to come and get it.
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
Hmm...I'll come by for more coffee. Let's try it each way and see which one I like best.
And if we get to watch Ruggles of Red Gap at the same time...bonus!
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
My Apollo/Soyuz (two cones meeting at the point) coffee maker is the best ever.
It does tend to burn the coffee if you don't stop it at just the right moment. But then you just have to drink your mistakes, you know...
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
quote:Tante, you can come by any time. We'll sip a cup a' and tsk tsk over our spouses' lack of taste.
I'll give a call the next time I'm in the neighborhood.
Has anybody been to Dunkin' Donuts lately and seen the travesty of flavored coffee they are perpetrating there?
While not a fan of the flavored coffee (it already HAS a flavor), some flavors make a kind of sense: almond, hazelnut, vanilla, chocolate, cinnamon. That is, flavors that are brown and toasty. But blueberry flavor? That's just messed up! Feh! Double Feh!
In my opinion, the nicest thing to add to a perfect coffee is Irish Whiskey. It is a combination of inspired genius.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
I adore flavored coffees. But blueberry?!?! EWWWWWWWWWW! <insert barfing smilie>
Posted by Intelligence3 (Member # 6944) on :
quote:Originally posted by Bob_Scopatz: My Apollo/Soyuz (two cones meeting at the point)
I knew I liked you.
Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :
*snicker*
I found my present.
Posted by Kayla (Member # 2403) on :
Well? What was it?
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
The coffee pots I packed are probably in a large dish pack style box, which may be labeled "large pans" and/or "wedding gift room." They were in the antique cabinet in the wedding gift room, so I believe I used them as filler in a box of random stuff from that room.
It's been long enough that I feel sorry for you, Bob, and wish to help.
Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :
It's a Dungeons and Dragon's Manual -- The Complete Divine: A Players Guide to Divine Magic for All Classes. He packed it in with my office books.
Posted by Kayla (Member # 2403) on :
Excellent.
My husband wishes he could see the book, and that more "cool" people were coming to the BBQ on Saturday. Are you sure you don't want to drive 4 hours for a hamburger? (He only knows Bob and punwit, both of whom he liked and are considered the "cool" people.) (Well, actually, he met Caleb, too, but he considers him to be more of "the person who keeps my wife calm" since he came when we moved and I didn't go nuts, or anything, rather than a "cool" person you hang out with.)
Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :
Woohoo! Was that not the perfect place to put it? I was a little miffed that in the current edition they didn't do it as The Complete Cleric's Handbook or something like that. But this works for a good, broader-based clergy book. You know, in case you ever need to branch out from Methodism.
At some point I'd determined what your 3rd ed domains were. "Travel" was definitely one of them at the time. Methodism in general seems like "Law" would be appropriate for the other one, IMO.
--Enigmatic
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
quote: It's been long enough that I feel sorry for you, Bob, and wish to help.
Well...since I'm not the one selecting the boxes marked "kitchen" to unpack, I have been relying on dkw's good will and desire for a non-grumpy housemate to move the coffee-finding process along. I like to think she's sincere in her stated desire to find at least ONE of them.
Now, this new clue points to boxes I could legitimately open that, in other circumstances might've remained sealed for weeks or months -- the label would definitely imply non-criticality of the contents.
So...what to do? Should I get up early and run downstairs like a kid on Christmas morning? Or, should I continue to suffer with my kluge-job Melitta set up?
Hmm. I could always switch to that most Southern of breakfast beverages: Dr. Pepper.
I must give this some thought.
But thanks, ElJay, for the extra clue.
Enigmatic: She was laughing really hard. Good gift, great wrapping job. Posted by Kayla (Member # 2403) on :
I don't know how much longer I can take this. If I had a car, I'd drive out and unpack your house while you were working.
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
quote:5) Big percolator. I seriously think I might've tossed this one. It was my grandmothers so I might've hung onto it for sentimental reasons, but electric percolators are to coffee as dickies are to shirts. Silly, short, and embarrassing if anyone ever finds out.
You are a coffee snob! Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
quote: don't know how much longer I can take this. If I had a car, I'd drive out and unpack your house while you were working.
We can loan you a car.
quote:You are a coffee snob!
Hello, my name is Bob. I'm a coffee snob.
Posted by Kayla (Member # 2403) on :
Hey, don't think I'm not serious.
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
The car is being shipped to you as I write this.
Will you do the whole house or just quit once you've located a coffee maker?
Posted by Kayla (Member # 2403) on :
The whole house. Do you think that once I started, I could stop?
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
Oh yeah, I forgot. Cool.
Posted by Kayla (Member # 2403) on :
Seriously, I wish tomorrow were Saturday and then you could come down and have a burger, pick me up and I could unpack your house.
You'd think they'd have a pill for this.
Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :
The unpacking is mostly limited by the "figuring out where the heck to put everything" process. And the "I'm not unpacking the dishes until I scrape and re-paint the shelves in the dining room" delay.
And if mom & dad weren't coming down this weekend, we would totally be at your place for burgers on Saturday.
Posted by Kayla (Member # 2403) on :
<-- can also paint and scrape.
quote: The unpacking is mostly limited by the "figuring out where the heck to put everything" process
Which is why you need someone like me around to get rid of Bob's junk. I mean, someone to make executive decisions about what's necessary and what's being called home by the junkyard.
I once spent a week putting 5 years worth of my ex sister-in-laws bills in alphabetical and chronological order. She brought over 6 boxes and I returned one filing cabinet that was labeled and organized.
The way I figure it, if it doesn't fit, you must evict.
But, keep me in mind for future renovations. I love doing it. Ask punwit. He saw my work. Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Hey, be an equal opportunity declutterer! Get rid of Dana's junk, too!
Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :
Truly, it is mostly my junk. Since this is Bob's fourth move in less than two years he's done a pretty good job of whittling his down. I was doing pretty good, but then we got too close to the moving deadline and entered the "throw it in a box and sort it out later" phase.
Posted by Kayla (Member # 2403) on :
Oh, I'll declutter anyone, but in my house, it's the men who feel the need to bring stuff home from the junkyard instead of drop it off.
And Bob does have 5 coffee makers. It only stands to reason he has too much stuff.
And Bob, at first I didn't think you were necessarily a coffee snob. I thought you were an addict. But the fact that you haven't gone out and bought a temporary replacement coffee pot has me questioning that.
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Now, now. You're married now. It's all BOTH of your junk!
*snickers*
*runs away*
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
I have refrained from purchasing a new coffee maker for the following truly excellent reasons:
1) The one I really want to use is all broken-in and a new version of that would take awhile to get up to snuff.
2) I no longer live in an area with a large population of Cuban people. So, the only places I've seen the equivalent coffee maker is in high-priced chef supply stores and the makers are from Italy. They are the same thing, but cost MUCH MUCH more.
3) dkw promised days ago that she would find at least one of my coffee makers and thus there is no need for me to purchase a new one. She has not exactly nixed the new purchase, but she has (rightly) pointed out that eventually I will have all 5 of mine at my disposal, so the cost of a new one just seems extravagant.
4) The only other source I can think of (perhaps) for a replacement coffee maker to the one I really want is Wal-Mart, and I am trying very hard not to go in that store. I may break down eventually, but for now, the thought of giving them more of my money is sufficient deterrent. (note that I bought the original at the WalMart in Kissimmee, FL, so I'm thinking maybe they have it the WalMart here, even though the last Cuban through here was Ricky Ricardo back in 1958.)
Posted by Kayla (Member # 2403) on :
Well...none of those coffee makers is the one. But that Ruggles of Red Gap is awfully tempting!
Posted by KrabbyPatty (Member # 7055) on :
quote: And if mom & dad weren't coming down this weekend, we would totally be at your place for burgers on Saturday.
What - we can't have burgers???
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
Not at Kayla's you can't!
You'll be here...working...
Bwah ha ha ha hahahahahahaha! Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :
Didn't think you'd want to add an extra 8 hour round trip to your weekend.
Posted by Kayla (Member # 2403) on :
See, bring them down with you. You deserve a break.
Then bring me back and I'll do the work they were going to do.
I know I've scared you with all the big talk, but I take direction well and am as meek as a church mouse, if not meeker. Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :
The expresso/cappacino machine and the french press have been discovered!
The perky-whosits and the cuban thingee are still in hiding, but we expect to find them yet today. Bob is happy enough with what we've uncovered to break out the grinder and use the "good stuff," which he says is wasted on anything with a paper filter.
In other news, the spaetzel maker and the terra-cotta garlic baker were in the box with the coffee equipment, so I'm happy too.
Posted by Kayla (Member # 2403) on :
I'm so relieved. One less thing to worry about.
Have fun scraping and painting.
Posted by Kayla (Member # 2403) on :
How was your coffee this morning? Did the other pots get found yesterday?
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
Ah bliss. Real coffee. And this wasn't even the good stuff. I used the Folgers Dark Roast, but I made it in my Espresso machine. It was sooooo good.
Can't wait for my other coffee pot to show up. But even this was fantabulous.
Thanks for asking!
(I gave Posable_Nurse some coffee made in the French Press. I think it was either a tad too strong, or it's just different enough. He said it was "okay." Oh well. He usually has to have instant coffee, so I don't feel so bad.)
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
I must express(no pun intended initially) disappointment with my coffee press. No matter what I do, the coffee is muddy.
Anyone? Help?
And it is never as hot as I imagined it would and should be.
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
Perhaps you're using too fine a grind?
The instructions on my French Press say to use a medium grind or the bits will come through the press and get into the coffee. Now, I kind of like that, but I can see how it'd annoy a person who likes a nice smooth liquid.
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
I don't mind a little mud at the bottom.
The truth is, I need a grinder. I have been trying to avoid this purchase, due to the tenets of my anti-clutter campaign. However, even the largest grind of the store coffee grinders is too small, I think.
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
Hmm...
A home grinder may not do it for you. Most of them work on the principle of "more time = finer grind." What that means is that you're hitting an average size of the grind for any given amount of time.
Maybe a manual grinder would work for you? Or...
I hate to say it, but you could buy Melitta filters to go inside your French Press to filter out all but the finest particles.
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Oh, but Bob! That would slow down the process, leaving more time for the coffee to lose its Dunkin Donuts' scalding hotness I am going for but can never seem to achieve.
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Hmm, what if I tried the food processor? I tried it once, before French press days, when I was desperate one morning. All I had was coffee beans, and no way to grind them. I could not get the grounds fine enough no matter how long I left it in, but maybe that would be good for the press.
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
Hmm...possible. The only thing it might hurt is the flavor of other foods you put through the processor later. But if you don't mind cleaning the thing after every grind, I suppose it'd be okay.
Posted by Kayla (Member # 2403) on :
Elizabeth, do you have a microwave? Have you ever tried putting it in there for 30 seconds or so? That would make it hot.
How hot does Dunkin Donuts make their coffee? I know when McDonald's got sued for scalding that old lady, their coffee temp was supposed to be 190 degrees. I just wondered what DD's temp was.
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
I am not sure, Kayla, but it is as hot as McDonald's.
Bob, I think if I ground enough ahead, then ran the processor through the dishwasher, it would be OK.
Kayla again, I am sure the microwave would be fine, but it just seems sacricoffeeligious or something.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
McDonalds makes the foulest coffee in all the land. As a visiting nurse, driving to see my clients, I would sometimes find myself in need of a cup of coffee PRONTO. Stopping at MickeyD's drive-thru was sometimes a necessary sacrifice. But, OY! what a dreadful brew they serve up!
Best part? The dialogue at the drive-thru:
ME: I'd like a medium coffee. DRIVE-THRU GUY: You want fries with that? ME: No. Cream and Sugar. DRIVE-THRU GUY: Can I interest you in our new big burger western supreme smokey pickle [or whatever it's called] ME: No. Just coffee. And since I'm in the car, could you put the cream and sugar in for me? DRIVE-THRU GUY: Drive up.
Of course, they won't add the stuff to the coffee. And while I usually appreciate black coffee, theirs really needs the help. So I have to take off the plastic lid, and peel back the foil top to those little cream cups and rip open the sugar, and stir it all up with that tiny plastic dingus. And, I don't know about your car, but mine doesn't have a kitchen counter on which to perform this coffee intervention.
And why would anyone possibly think that someone who is asking for a coffee and THAT'S ALL would be interested in a burger and fries to go with it? It wasn't like I didn't know that the McDonalds establishment carried these items. "Oh! You sell burgers and fries, too? I didn't realize! That sounds like a delightful addition to my rotten coffee. OK! I'll try it!"
Dunkin D makes reliably nice coffee. They will add the cream and sugar if you want (but their coffee doesn't really need it), and if they ask if you want anything to go with it, it is the kind of suggestion that makes sense. Like a donut. I wouldn't dip french fries in my coffee ever.
If they only had as many drive-thru locations to serve the visiting nurse population...
Sorry for the rant. You really set me off by mentioning McDonald's coffee.
Now back to our regularly scheduled thread...
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
McDonalds must make coffee from syrup mixed with hot water. It is horrid.
I'm not a huge fan of Dunkin Donuts' coffee, but it'll do if I can't find anything better.
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Bob, Dunkin Donuts coffee has a taste all its own, and I am quite sure has some other addictive additive in it other than caffeine.
I was in Lake Placid this week, and a guy came up to my dad and asked where the Dunkin Donuts was. I said, "You must be from Massachusetts. The nearest Dunkin Donuts is in Plattsburgh."(about 45 minutes away)
I could see him deflate right there.
If Lake Placid was in Massachusetts, there would be a DD at each end of town, and one right on Main Street.
And Tante, just so you know, it is Dunkin Donuts that is the weird one when it comes to putting the cream and sugar in for you. Other places don't really do that as an automatic thing.
My friends from California when they visited:
"I'd like a medium coffee."
"Whaddaya want in ya medium?"
"Um, coffee."
"Whaddaya want in ya medium?? Cream aw sugah?"
[ July 03, 2005, 02:14 PM: Message edited by: Elizabeth ]
Posted by tabithecat (Member # 5228) on :
I like my coffee like I like my dates: creamy and sweet
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
The fruit or the romantic kind?
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