Subj : Re: Coffee To : Ruth Haffly From : Dave Drum Date : Fri Jun 14 2024 06:22:00 -=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=- DD> I developed a blend if pre-roasted beans that I quite liked and would DD> grind them in my R2-D2 spice/coffee grinder. But I discovered Maxwell DD> House Intense Bold and Folger's Black Silk and alternated between DD> those depending on which is on sale when I need to re-stock. RH> He usually gets his beans at Cost Plus World Market or one of the big RH> savings stores (Costco). DD> It's not easy to find bean coffee these days - except "specialty" DD> items that are "snob" expensive. DD> I remember the days when Kroger and the A&P (maybe other, too) sold DD> bags of pre-roasted coffee beans and had a grinder you put your beans DD> into, selected the grind you wished, drip, percolator, etc. Put the bag DD> that had held the beans under the discharge and push the button. To DD> this day I've not figured out how the fresh ground aroma always smells DD> better than the coffee it makes tastes. Bv)= RH> I remember those days. I still like the smell of coffee, especially the RH> fresh ground, but I just can't stand the taste of it. It is an acquired taste. I started out drinking it w/cream & sugar as my father did. Then I noticed that my hero (grandfather) took his "mud" straight up. So, I switched and never looked back. DD> My house mate is going to give up on the instant coffee so I'm giving DD> him my Hamilton Beach pod/loos coffe single cup brewer. RH> Good to see that his tastes are improving. The times my mom was in RH> summer school (working on her Master's degree) my dad drank instant RH> coffee. I think it was easier than perking up just one cup. I leaned a trick about instant coffee. If you make your cup of coffee as normal - then put it in the microwave for a minute. It does something to the flavour that makes it almost taste like brewed coffee. DD> (boiling or nearly so) water. For multiple cups - or for Iced Tea I DD> use the Mary Dunbar/Jewel Tea tea pot that my grandmother had and an DD> aluminum tea ball/infuser to hold loose tea leaves. A pixture of one DD> very like it (except in stainless steel) is at DD> https://tinyurl.com/TEA-BAWL RH> We've got one of those ball infusers; it was one part of a number of RH> things I got from my grandmother's estate 50 years ago. DD> I know the words to that somg. RH> I've got a number of other kitchen things from her estate and a Seth RH> Thomas budior clock that is now 100 years old. Needs some work done on RH> it but has been pretty reliable until just a few years ago. My go-to watch/clock guy fell off his twig several years ago. But there is a local (and thriving) clock company with a repair department that I am told does good work. I'm all digital these days having given my last (heirloom) clock to my brother and sister-in-law. A pixture of one just like it is here https://tinyurl.com/OLD-CLOX You'll probably have to find a workaround for the hooch in this recipe but it sure looks dandy. MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Coffee Bean Brownies Categories: Snacks, Cookies, Chocolate, Booze, Dairy Yield: 12 Servings 1/2 c Butter 2 tb Cocoa 1/4 c Milk 1/2 c Butter 1/2 c Shortening 1/2 c Strong brewed coffee 1/2 c Kahlua, Tia Maria, or any - coffee liqueur 2 c Flour 2 c Granulated sugar 1/4 c Cocoa 1/2 c Buttermilk 2 lg Eggs 1 ts Baking soda 1 ts Vanilla 3 1/2 c Powdered sugar 1 ts Vanilla Chocolate covered espresso - beans; opt Set oven @ 400°F/205°C. FOR FROSTING: In saucepan, combine butter, cocoa and milk. Bring to a boil. Stir in vanilla and powdered sugar until frosting reaches proper consistency. BROWNIES: In another saucepan, combine butter, shortening, coffee and liqueur. Stir, let boil. In a large mixing bowl, mix the flour and sugar. Pour butter-shortening mixture over the flour and sugar in bowl. Add the buttermilk, eggs, baking soda and vanilla. Pour into well buttered 17" X 1/2" X 11" jelly roll pan. Bake for 30 minutes or until brownies test done in the center. Frost brownies immediately. Garnish with expresso beans. Let cool until ready to eat, then cut into bars. Recipe By: Food Tv--Food in a Flash Show#FF2084 RECIPE FROM: http://www.recipesource.com Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives ----- .... If you don't go to other men's funerals, they won't go to yours. --- MultiMail/Win v0.52 * Origin: SouthEast Star Mail HUB - SESTAR (1:3634/12) .