[Magdalen] coffee

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

Having some ham and scalloped potatos, I made a cup of Twinings Earl Grey
with nothing added, just to cruise along with the dinner, and to bring up a
fond memory of my Mother-in-law.



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 3:23 PM, Roger Stokes <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com>
wrote:

> On 04/01/2015 20:00, Scott Knitter wrote:
>
>> On Sun, Jan 4, 2015 at 1:52 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Instant coffee is of the devil. That is all.
>>>
>> We keep some for emergencies (when other sources of caffeine have run
>> out for some reason).
>>
>> I don't mind instant, usually. And I think it's more accepted as an
>> option in the U.K.,
>>
>
> I agree that instant is normative in the UK. Supermarkets stock it in a
> variety of degrees of roastedness as well as brands (and their own
> unbranded).  Ground coffee, and particularly coffee beans, are less
> generally available.
>
> Roger
>