Dost Thou Sweeten Thine Coffee?

[MystyrMystyry]

The reason I ask is because I usually don't, but I also don't usually drink it first thing. This morning however I was awakened by an urgent call out (mechanical repairs) and insufficient sleep dictated a caffeine hit. To boost my energy level I opted for additional crystal carbohydrates to sweeten the deal, and found that I rather enjoyed it (as distinct from just needing a late afternoon fix).

So are sugary stirrings part of your regime? Perhaps hunny or Golden Slurp?

Are side cakes or cookies de rigueur?

What?

[Varenne Rodin]

I drink a cup of espresso each morning with sugar and rice milk, usually while I'm having breakfast. I really enjoy talking about coffee. Right now I'm using a brew at home Starbucks espresso. It's delicious. Dark and strong.

Did you know David Lynch has his own coffee? I think it is sold on amazon. I haven't tried it.

[Darcy88]

I never sweeten my coffee. Right now I'm enjoying a cup with some soy creamer in it that is delicious. My first cup of the day I typically drink black and strong, very strong.

[Charles Darnay]

I prefer mine black - only use milk/cream/sugar when the quality of the coffee is....Tim Horton's

[Varenne Rodin]

I don't usually have side cakes and things like that, but if I know I'm having guests over I might make scones or offer them biscotti.

[OrphanPip]

I prefer mine black - only use milk/cream/sugar when the quality of the coffee is....Tim Horton's

I'm the same way with Tim Horton's it's just disgusting without sugar, their coffee is essentially cheap dirty water. It's convenient and cheap when you're in a pinch though.

I drink Starbuck's Mexican Organic coffee blend, that's my favourite at the moment.

[cyberbob]

I hate starbucks, it tastes very bitter. The frappucinos are not bad but the plain coffee there I think tastes terrible.

There is no Dunkin Donuts in my city anymore, but they sell their coffee in the supermarkets so I buy that. It tastes very smooth and I like it a lot.

If they sold the McDonald's or the IHOP coffees in the supermarket I'd buy those too. I'm not a connoiseur or anything, those are just the ones I've tried and liked a lot. Folgers is ok.

[Maximilianus]

I often drop a mild spoonful of sugar in it, maybe a spoonful and a half if the blend comes too strong. Considering I regularly have my coffee in a mug, rather than in a cup, I would say it tastes bitterer than sweet.

[Darcy88]

I'm the same way with Tim Horton's it's just disgusting without sugar, their coffee is essentially cheap dirty water. It's convenient and cheap when you're in a pinch though.

I drink Starbuck's Mexican Organic coffee blend, that's my favourite at the moment.

The coffee I drink everyday where I work is so bad that all other coffee is amazing by comparison, even Tim Horton's coffee. Maybe I'm weird but I actually really like most gas station coffee. Plus its cheap.

At home I drink this Kicking Horse brand that is very good.

[iamnobody]

I usually add sweetener and creamer but I'm fine with black too. The stronger the better.
A dark French roast is fabulous!

[JuniperWoolf]

Maybe I'm weird but I actually really like most gas station coffee.

Me too, for some reason the coffee at FasGas is delicious.

[Varenne Rodin]

I agree with cyberbob about Starbucks coffee brewed at Starbucks being bitter, and sour and gross. The stuff they sell in stores though, to be brewed at home, it's really good compared to most other coffees I've had. I don't add tons of sugar or whipped cream or caramel to it though, and I thoroughly clean my machine after each use. A clean machine is so important.

[TurquoiseSunset]

I use two saccharin sweeteners in my coffee. For tea, one teaspoon of honey and one sweetener.

I usually drink filter coffee, at home and at work. At work we have a coffee machine that produces the most appalling non-coffee-like crap, so three of us have our own coffee maker for which we take turns buying quality grounds. I usually only drink two cups of coffee a day, in total. Instead I drink Rooibos.

I'm not much of an Instant fan, because I find most of them to be too sour. I'm not a fussy guest though; I drink what I get.

Cookies, muffins, cakes, etc. are occasional treats, unless I have guests.

[The Comedian]

I drink my coffee black. And I brew good, cheap Hills Brothers at home. The only time I go pick up brewed coffee at a store or coffee shop is when we're traveling.

[Helga]

I am a big coffee snob I buy expensive coffee to brew at home and got to cafes daily to get an even better cup. I don't want milk or sweeteners or anything in my coffee just black and strong! I drink a lot of coffee but at work the coffee is so bad I don't drink it, you can smell how bad it is. I don't need coffee I just want it, it's good. It has no affect on me in the 'wake up' sense, maybe because I have been drinking it since I was 11 and it has been black since I was 15 but it doesn't do get me up and about.

I don't like anything sweet on the side either I'd rather eat the cake first and have coffee after.

when it comes to the quality I buy,like I said, expensive coffee, there is no Starbucks here on the ice but I drank it everyday when I was in London and found it OK but it is not of the best quality. You can buy it here to brew at home but I don't think it is worth it.

I am very excited about the Lynch coffee though!

[cacian]

I'm the same way with Tim Horton's it's just disgusting without sugar, their coffee is essentially cheap dirty water. It's convenient and cheap when you're in a pinch though.



drink Starbuck's Mexican Organic coffee blend, that's my favourite at the moment.

what is it like?

[MarkBastable]

I realise that this is irritatingly pedantic, and that no one cares but me, and that it's a compulsion for which I'm more to be pitied than censured - but that'd be 'thy' rather than 'thine'.

me/thee

my/thy

mine/thine


I know, I know. I really ought to have more pressing concerns.

[cafolini]

I think, unless you are a diabetic, you can have a couple of teaspoons of refined sugar everyday with coffee. But many Americans are having about 30 teaspoons when you count the sugar in all the foods they eat. That will ruin your health in the long run. Coffee is great in moderation. Two cups of strong coffee per day will not hurt unless you already have a condition. Good antioxidant.
People need to moderate instead of taking off with some straightjacket philosophy of health.

[Varenne Rodin]

I am a big coffee snob I buy expensive coffee to brew at home and got to cafes daily to get an even better cup. I don't want milk or sweeteners or anything in my coffee just black and strong! I drink a lot of coffee but at work the coffee is so bad I don't drink it, you can smell how bad it is. I don't need coffee I just want it, it's good. It has no affect on me in the 'wake up' sense, maybe because I have been drinking it since I was 11 and it has been black since I was 15 but it doesn't do get me up and about.

I don't like anything sweet on the side either I'd rather eat the cake first and have coffee after.

when it comes to the quality I buy,like I said, expensive coffee, there is no Starbucks here on the ice but I drank it everyday when I was in London and found it OK but it is not of the best quality. You can buy it here to brew at home but I don't think it is worth it.

I am very excited about the Lynch coffee though!

Me too, Helga! I figure he must have an idea of what good coffee should be. I would like to try more expensive coffees, but I haven't been sure of where to begin. I tried one once by random pick and it was terrible. Any brand suggestions?

Another note, I double filter my coffee now. Lately the filters have failed and allowed the grounds into my cup. Best filters out there?


I realise that this is irritatingly pedantic, and that no one cares but me, and that it's a compulsion for which I'm more to be pitied than censured - but that'd be 'thy' rather than 'thine'.

me/thee

my/thy

mine/thine


I know, I know. I really ought to have more pressing concerns.

People care about you, Mark. I think this correction is funny. It makes sense, and it's funny. I think the title of the thread is funny. Long story short, I'm having fun. :)

[qimissung]

I'm glad you're having fun, Varenne. :)

I drink my coffee with cream and sugar. I like cream but I will use a creamer if that's what's around. I'll go to Starbuck's occasionally. I do like their mocha. I like coffee houses, though, and the idea of a long conversation over coffee, although I only rarely get to indulge that fantasy.

I also like McDonald's coffee. It's a little embarrassing to admit, but it is good, and HOT! Our school also has coffee for a dollar a cup in the libraray. yhave a French Vanilla that I like. It's just the right size for a crabby, relcitrant reacher on a cold winter's morning, facing a classroom full of somewhat reluctant students.

[MystyrMystyry]

I realise that this is irritatingly pedantic, and that no one cares but me, and that it's a compulsion for which I'm more to be pitied than censured - but that'd be 'thy' rather than 'thine'.

me/thee

my/thy

mine/thine


I know, I know. I really ought to have more pressing concerns.


You're right about it being wrong, but wrong about why it isn't right.


Me too, Helga! I figure he must have an idea of what good coffee should be. I would like to try more expensive coffees, but I haven't been sure of where to begin. I tried one once by random pick and it was terrible. Any brand suggestions?

Another note, I double filter my coffee now. Lately the filters have failed and allowed the grounds into my cup. Best filters out there?

I had the same problem, now I use a homemade fine mesh in a ring from a hardware store. You'd have to have a pretty sensitive tongue to feel the powder grains that get through it.

I've been lucky to have markets nearby to wherever I've lived, and trusted their Blue Mountain blends - but from a supermarket Robert Timms' is okay (keep trying until you find one you like), Delta Chicco D'oro's not bad (mild)
- there are so many, it can be confusing being the aroma in that aisle combines everything into one, but I've found that individually I can actually smell that great coffee also has a great perfume, I mean it all smells good but the good stuff smells excellent!

[MarkBastable]

You're right about it being wrong, but wrong about why it isn't right.

I didn't say why it was wrong. I didn't want to get into possessive pronouns, adjectives, singular and plural accusatives and second person singulars.I was trying to give an easy way of remembering it which was admittedly a simplification.

[MystyrMystyry]

But you suggested that mine and thine are cogent. Thy and thine are the same, thine being used before a vowel like 'eyes' (most commonly, but also ears and elbows and opiates and orifices - and anything else of 'yours' that begins with a vowel).

[MarkBastable]

But you suggested that mine and thine are cogent. Thy and thine are the same, thine being used before a vowel like 'eyes' (most commonly, but also ears and elbows and opiates and orifices - and anything else of 'yours' that begins with a vowel).


'Thine' is the form of 'thy' before a vowel. But it's more often the possessive pronoun, like 'mine'.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/thine

And I think you mean 'cognate'

[MystyrMystyry]

I definitely mean 'cognate'.

I need a coffee.

[Varenne Rodin]

Haha. This is an excellent time on this coffee thread.

[qimissung]

You both know a lot about thy and thine. Can we drop it now? :D

[Helga]

I really enjoy this thine and thy discussion over my cup of coffee, black and sugar free.

[billl]

I have coffee every day, which is probably half as often as I'd like. No sugar or cream, and I can be a real snob when circumstances allow--but another part of me thinks that adding 50% or more beyond the recommended amount of instant coffee to a freshly-microwaved cup of water results in an experience just about as rewarding and nuanced as a carefully-prepared espresso.

I've had sugar mixed in before, but it was no improvement.

However (and this might initially seem off-topic) I feel compelled to mention that I enjoy chocolate--but usually only have a few pieces now and then, maybe 4 or 5 Hershey's 'kisses' at a time, maybe five times a month. Except I don't bother with chocolate at all, unless I'm having coffee with it.

[Paulclem]

I used to have sugar in coffee, but stopped suddenly. I then drank mainly tea and realised thast I had been drinking the coffee for the sugar. (I have a terrible scoffy sweet tooth - which is why I decided to cut out the sugar in the first place).

Since I have begun to drink more and more coffee again, and there has been a rise in the number of coffee houses around. I credit my consuption of the excellent coffee on offer with the local growth of the industry. Either that or I am attracting customers in.

Incidentally, a couple of years ago, I began to note who had sugar in tea or coffee and who did not. It became clear to me that - and this may only be applicable in the UK - people with working class roots (like me) had sugar in tea, whilst the middle classes, (most of my manager and tutor colleagues), didn't. It seems to be generally true to the extent that social climbers - including me - have stopped their consumption of sugar in tea, whilst the upper middle classes - the posher lot - go for black tea. (In this case it is an Oxford educated Manager) Fascinating stuff.

[Helga]

Did you know David Lynch has his own coffee? I think it is sold on amazon. I haven't tried it.

I checked it out on amazon and you have to get on a list to buy it but I am putting my name down!! hope it's good!

[qimissung]

I used to have sugar in coffee, but stopped suddenly. I then drank mainly tea and realised thast I had been drinking the coffee for the sugar. (I have a terrible scoffy sweet tooth - which is why I decided to cut out the sugar in the first place).

Since I have begun to drink more and more coffee again, and there has been a rise in the number of coffee houses around. I credit my consuption of the excellent coffee on offer with the local growth of the industry. Either that or I am attracting customers in.

Incidentally, a couple of years ago, I began to note who had sugar in tea or coffee and who did not. It became clear to me that - and this may only be applicable in the UK - people with working class roots (like me) had sugar in tea, whilst the middle classes, (most of my manager and tutor colleagues), didn't. It seems to be generally true to the extent that social climbers - including me - have stopped their consumption of sugar in tea, whilst the upper middle classes - the posher lot - go for black tea. (In this case it is an Oxford educated Manager) Fascinating stuff.


I feel sure you are a draw, Paul. :wink5:

Interesting sociological observations, btw!


I have coffee every day, which is probably half as often as I'd like. No sugar or cream, and I can be a real snob when circumstances allow--but another part of me thinks that adding 50% or more beyond the recommended amount of instant coffee to a freshly-microwaved cup of water results in an experience just about as rewarding and nuanced as a carefully-prepared espresso.

I've had sugar mixed in before, but it was no improvement.

However (and this might initially seem off-topic) I feel compelled to mention that I enjoy chocolate--but usually only have a few pieces now and then, maybe 4 or 5 Hershey's 'kisses' at a time, maybe five times a month. Except I don't bother with chocolate at all, unless I'm having coffee with it.

Chocolate and coffee-yum!

[Varenne Rodin]

I checked it out on amazon and you have to get on a list to buy it but I am putting my name down!! hope it's good!

Yay! Let me know what you think of it, even if it's bad news.

[iamnobody]

Yay! Let me know what you think of it, even if it's bad news.

Especially if it's bad news. Give us a heads-up.

[Varenne Rodin]

Especially if it's bad news. Give us a heads-up.

Good thinking, nobody. :)

[MystyrMystyry]

Yes.

I'm presently having an ice coffee with a dash of coffee essence thrown in for good measure (it was on special, and it also has an added zing). The coffee is Chico D'Oro chill brewed (well, room temperature, but then kept in the fridge. The glass is an oversized soup mug, the icecream vanilla cream, and the cake is rich chocolate mud with melt in the mouth icing.

Surely this is Heaven! :)

[Helga]

Good thinking, nobody. :)

I found it on another website and there is cost 50 dollars!!!!!!! if it is that expensive on amazon I won't buy it... sucks though

[CarpeNixta]

I drink my coffe as the spanish saying:

c- caliente (hot)
a- amargo (bitter)
f- fuerte (strong)
e- escaso (scarce).

the sugar comes from my cookies

[cacian]

I drink my coffe as the spanish saying:

c- caliente (hot)
a- amargo (bitter)
f- fuerte (strong)
e- escaso (scarce).

the sugar comes from my cookies

Nice read.
I drink my coffee as the french say au lait.

[MattG]

Nay, never! Coffee was once called "the bitter invention of Satan" before the Pope blessed it (cause he wanted to drink it himself).

Bitter, strong, aromatic... 'tis the way it should be!

Cooties to you girly men and you girly, uh, girls and your sugars and cremes!

;)

[MystyrMystyry]

It says mountains when one limits their options. I can have it sweet and creamy too, in cakes and cookies, and I once used it as 'secret ingredient' in a dish that caused much intrigue and demand for the recipe - damn versatile stuff!

[BienvenuJDC]

I agree with cyberbob about Starbucks coffee brewed at Starbucks being bitter, and sour and gross. The stuff they sell in stores though, to be brewed at home, it's really good compared to most other coffees I've had. I don't add tons of sugar or whipped cream or caramel to it though, and I thoroughly clean my machine after each use. A clean machine is so important.

You can't get good coffee at a franchise.
A clean machine...and good WATER as well....