[Magdalen] coffee

[Jay Weigel]

Sorry, Jim, I am never drinking coffee at your house! Instant with powdered
hazelnut? Um, thanks, but no thanks.

On Sun, Jan 4, 2015 at 9:50 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:

> Not sure what takes 25 seconds since it takes longer than that to boil
> water in my hot shot, Jim, but it sounds like you've got you a winner! Hold
> on to it.
>
> I put the water in the hotshot (still working after about thirty years of
> almost daily use), spoon out the coffee, the flavored S&S cream powder
> (usually hazelnut, but sometimes vanilla) and a dollop of sugar, and by the
> time that's done, the water is just about finished heating up. Done.
>
> That Keirrigh thing our accompanist has takes a couple minutes and is just
> a royal pain all around.  I am trying to think of a nice way to trash it.
> Think I'll try to find a real hotshot for my friend. The trouble is, the
> hotshot isn't made anymore. They had a simple freestanding pot you put
> water in, pushed a button, and the water heated up in a short time, and you
> pushed another lever to dispense it.
> However, the jerks running the hotshot company said, "Hey, we've got us a
> real winner. What'll we do?"  and the entire boardroom in unison shouted,
> "Let's TOY with it!!"
> So they have fiddled and faddled, and you can't get a hotshot except with a
> bunch of bells and whistles you don't need.
> Maybe I can get a hotshot on ebay.....
>
> Hm. Just took a look on the web, and apparently Sunbeam has a new
> boardroom.  They are now selling a hotshot again.  I'm happy!
>
> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> *“If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better
> for people coming behind you, and you don’t do it, you're wasting your time
> on this Earth.”  -- *Roberto Clemente
>
> On Sun, Jan 4, 2015 at 12:01 AM, James Handsfield <jhandsfield at icloud.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Takes about 25 seconds. There are lots of varieties of coffee. I like
> > Newman's Own bold medium roast.
> >
> > Jim Handsfield
> > Sent from my iPad
> >
> > > On Jan 3, 2015, at 11:53 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
> > oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Actually, it's longer than ten minutes.  I think it takes about three
> > > minutes for each single cup.
> >
>