[Magdalen] coffee

[Jay Weigel]

Instant coffee is of the devil. That is all.

On Sun, Jan 4, 2015 at 2:32 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.
> > > >
> > >
> >
>