[Magdalen] coffee

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

That is certainly your privilege, although it's simple to make it strong
and black if someone actually likes it that way.  No accounting for taste.
Ick.

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 10:07 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.
> > >
> >
>