COFFEE!!

[treebeau]

Hi Tim.... can I buy you a cup?

Sure, I could use a visit from one of the beautiful Canadian women.

Regards,
Tim B.

P.S. Leave Celine at home.

[Catmando]

Has anyone tried Chai Tea? Big rage here as I saw it this morning on offer for the first time. I should have tried that.

Sorry off topic...

Usually too sweet for me (at least the way Starbucks makes it). I'll stick with strong, hot Earl Grey (double bergamont if I can get it...which incidently you can purchase as an essential oil to add in if you like. It has a lighter citrus taste when you do so. Genus: Citrus Aurantium Bergamia)

You should ask for it "half sweet". That's how my girlfriend and I ask for it. It's perfect that way!

[Catmando]

Ah... sorry to hear about your disappointment Cfreak.

I'm having a cup of Earl Grey at the moment. I had a Mocachino this morning with a biscotti - never had one before. It is Staff Appreciation Day here at "the firm" and they generously have a fancy coffee morning with choice of muffin, biscotti, danish and freshly mangled juice to celebrate. They also hand out, to each of us, a $50.00 gift certificate towards a meal in one of the downtown restaurants. This morning they played Aaron's CD while we mingled about. How kind of them, actually. (sniff)

Cat... there are still Safeways? holy........

Back to my tea.

That was sweet of them to play Aaron's CD, Mary.

Yes, I guess Safeways are a Western Canada thing (and I think they still have them in the States).

[Selma in Sandy Eggo]

Yes, we have Safeway stores - although some of them are called Vons or Pavilions. All the same company.

You ought to see all the Safeway where I-70 runs through the eastern part of Denver. It's got to be a central distribution site for the whole plains; there's about a mile and a half of a whole lotta Safeway. I was impressed. (I'm easy to impress.)

[piqaboo]

Safeway - coffee:
One of the things I used to like about Safeway was their quirky organization of product. Instead of being with the baking goods as in most groceries, sugar was on the coffee aisle in a Safeway.

(Pickles were in the center between the two rows of icecream chest freezers)

[jamiebk]

A&P Eight 'OClock coffee...yum, yum

[Trumpetmaster]

A&P Eight 'OClock coffee...yum, yum

Jamie,

I remember A&P markets....
They don't have them here on Long Island anymore,
but they do sell Eight O'Clock coffee in a number of supermarkets.

They have fresh beans and you can grind them yourself
right there in the store.

Eight O'Clock coffee is very good!!!!

[Catmando]

Had a couple cups of coffee already.

Coffee pot still brewing with a long line-up in the office, so I switched to an English Breakfast Tea with cream.

[Shapley]

I don't think I've ever had Eight O'Clock coffee. I've seen it at the local Wal-Mart, but haven't tried it.

When I was growing up, Chock-Full-O-Nuts was a popular brand. I haven't seen it around in a while. When I was in New York City, many moons ago, I noticed that they had Chock-Full-O-Nuts coffee shops downtown. I had never seen one before that.

Dana Brown's Safari Coffee was popular when I worked at Hammond Organ Company, also many moons ago. I think Chock-Full-O-Nuts acquired Dana Brown's coffee company a few years back, but I don't know if they still market it under that label.

[Trumpetmaster]

Shapley,
Here is the Chock Full of Nuts website!!!




http://www.chockfullonuts.com/


Regards,
TM

[Shapley]

T/M

Thanks. According to their 1994 Annual Report they acquired Dana Brown's Private Brands, Inc., in 1992, which marketed Dana Brown's Safari Coffee and Tea.

They also list a roasting house in St. Louis, MO on their website (probably Dana Brown's), so I would expect Chock-Full-O-Nuts to be available in the area, I just haven't seen it.

Perhaps I should try Schnuck's...

V/R
Shapley

[Trumpetmaster]

Shapley,

Can you get CFON where you live?
If not...
Let me know... I can buy a can and send it down!



Regards,
TM

[Shapley]

I used their store locator, and there are none nearby. Thanks to the marvels of the computer age, however, Chock Full O' Nuts can be bought online via Amazon.com.

I appreciate the offer, nonetheless!

[Shapley]

Restaurants in our area used to be served by the Manhattan Coffee Company, which provided Bunn-O-Matic machines, coffee, and condiments to nearly all of the restaurants in the Missouri Bootheel. Later, the Manhattan Coffee Company was replaced by the Ronnoco Coffee Company which, as far as I know, still serves the area.

My grandmother had a commercial Bunn-O-Matic in her kitchen, where she kept coffee available from before sunup until well past sundown. She cooked three meals a day for my grandfather and most of the rest of family. Whenever you went there, there was something to eat and fresh coffee available. My grandfather bought Manhattan coffee by the case, which was delivered to my father's service station (originally my grandfather's service station, which continued to carry his name on the sign until it closed). If I was there when the coffee was delivered, I would offer to deliver it to my grandfathers house. I would put the case in my car, roll the windows up, and park in the sun. When I was ready to leave to deliver the case, the whole car would smell like coffee, and the smell would linger for a day or two. (sigh!) Ah, the good ol' days.

V/R
Shapley

[barfle]

All the hoopla over "fair trade" coffee may be little more than hoopla.

What seems like a good idea may well not turn out to be one. I have bought "fair trade" coffee in the past, and no doubt will do so in the future, but it is not a factor on which coffee I buy that day.

As far as Chock Full O' Nuts is concerned, it's reasonable stuff, but I miss MJB for the daily grind.

[Shapley]

I had some Eight-O'Clock Coffee this weekend. It was quite pleasant. We bought the beans at Sam's club, and ground them at home. 100% Columbian Coffee. Thank you, Juan!

[jamiebk]

I had some Eight-O'Clock Coffee this weekend. It was quite pleasant. We bought the beans at Sam's club, and ground them at home. 100% Columbian Coffee. Thank you, Juan!

Glad you liked it. We've enjoyed Eight-O'Clock for years and years. It's been very consistent. As a kid, I still remember mom heading down to the local A&P to shop. She always bought Eight-O'Clock coffee and had it ground right there at the store (a real novelty then). Even as a kid I loved the smell. A&P also distributed 2 other....Bokar and Red Circle (or maybe that was yellow circle...I forget).

[piqaboo]

To summarize the article that barfle linked above - we are doing more for the small farmer by filling our cups again, and posting to this thread (converting others, such as clarinetfreek13 ) than by purchasing fair-trade coffee.
Cool!

This weekend, we bought some ?nicaraguan? fair trade coffee at Trader Joe's. Its fine, but no better than the big can from Costco. OT suggested I spend the $ instead on subsidizing a can of Kona. Since part of the reason for the purchase was to try a different kind of coffee (cant find new favorites without trying new things), I declined. However, his way would have made a better worldwide market for coffee, if I interpreted the column right. Wow. Smart guy.

[Schmeelkie]

Marye - see my post on p. 2 of this thread for my Chai opinion. If you're ever going to do make-your-own, I recommend Pacific Chai. Don't get the tea bags, then you have to figure out the amounts of milk, honey and water and it's never as creamy - unless you've got one of those nifty devices that can whip up your drink in the mug...

Can you believe that I do the vast majority of grocery shopping, thus buy my husband's coffee each week, but I can't remember the brand? Just know the bags when I see them. He used to grind, but can't be bothered anymore...

[BigJon]

Coffee is the devil's brew, tea, the angels libation.