Posted on 11/02/2021 12:17:58 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
You can chalk this up to WW2 and the American GI in the field. Nescafe is from the Swiss megacorp Nestlé (Nestlé Cafe/Coffee) that has been an international food provider since the late 1800s. While there had been many coffee powders over the years since the first British Patent in 1771, none were very successful in taste.
It was in 1930 that a bonanza coffee crop in Brazil led to Nestlé experimenting (again) with a better outcome. This resulted in the first Nescafe being marketed in 1938, just before WW2’s start.
While their Swiss HQ was isolated in the war, Nestlé had multiple factories in the United States and it became a major supplier of soluble coffee powder found in almost every combat ration (C & K). The one thing that characterized the men who earned the CIB (Combat Infantry Badge) was that they frequently had no mess tents and the need to eat in the field.
I’ve got a Mocha Pot but it takes a lot of heat. I got used to espresso when I worked for a company down in Hollywood, FL. of 100 people with 80 of them being Hispanic. They made it every mid morning.
Starbucks instant is amazing. Just like the real stuff.
strain it? heck.
My Dad had a ritual, coffee pot, water, grinds, heat, boil over, pour, strain thru teeth.. tip it, pick teeth, smoke Camel straight,, he made it to 82.
He did this for a decade or so, eventually, went to an electric pot, lite menthol cigarettes. Last few years, it was Folger’s instant, no cig.
Here's how I do it.....
Start with vessel...pour a lb. of coffee in it...
Pour water over it to cover it.
I have a filter and a plug..
Sit over nightish...
Pull the plug and let the coffee run out.
Now I have some super concentrated coffee...
Take about 1/2 in. of the brew..and add good water to it...in a coffee cup. Nuke it...add whatever you want...
Vanilla ice cream works for me...
And it's a nice, very nice smooth cup of Joe.
No tannins or acids...
It's really good stuff....addictive.
FWIW-
During the war you wanted to ship what was lightest and longest lasting.
That would be dried. Dried milk, dried eggs and dried coffee.
In the US and in South America they did not have this so we still make real coffee.
Nothing to do with CharBucks.
Hot drinks are not popular in tropical weather, and fresh cream is hard to come by. Instant with coconut cream poured on ice is the way to go.
The last time I had instant coffee I was in college. A teaspoon of instant in a mug, turn on the hot water tap, wait until it reaches maximum heat and mix thoroughly.
I was a rather sparse existence.
Here in Singapore, the fave is sweetened condensed milk, from a can.
Crack in a cup.
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My favorite coffee is Kona, but I also like Green Mountain coffee from Vermont.
Hi.
Long ago in a place far away, there was a thing called, C rations.
Came in a pack, with all kind of goodies. A P 38, Lucky Stikes, gum and a couple other things.
Anyway, instant coffee was a life saver in the woods, freezing your ass off.
Oh, gotta have a steel pot and C 4.
5.56mm
Yeah pretty much
those things are AWESOME!
Starting at around $1,500.00
they sure should be.
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I use a plastic water bottle. Grind the beans, put in bottle and add water. Shake. Leave on kitchen counter and shake once in awhile. Next morning strain thru a Melita. Add organic milk. Enjoy. I drink it cold (from the milk).
Kona even from our local semi-scret source has gotten a bit expensive for a fixed income.
The local Costco has started carrying Kauai and Moloka’i beans. Not quite as smooth as kona, but affordable and quite good.
I usually go with Taster’s Choice or similar, although when I feel like having something a little fancier, I go with a Nespresso with steamed foamed milk.
When I was younger, I used to splurge on the freshly ground Jamacain Blue Mountain.
Sounds good!!......I might try that!!
Instant coffee?
Hell to the no with that crud.
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