There are nights (like last night) when I lie awake for hours battling the urge to get up 3-4 hours before the alarm goes off *just* so that I can have a delicious cup of coffee and be be awake definitively.
I had a four cup Mr Coffee, that I bought about 1982. It finally crapped out last year. So, I bought a new Mr Coffee five cup (now the smallest made). The new one didn’t last a year. I guess that’s why corporate execs get paid so much. Such quality.
We have had our Mr Coffees for oh so many years now. They used to be total workhorses. Having not bought one in 7 or so years I rue the day we will have to replace them. The man drinks coffee all day.
My dad (The baker) had an old sauce pan that he used for making boiled coffee. Just bring the water to a boil and add a couple of handfulls of grounds. Reduce the heat a touch and let simmer. Early morning delivery men would stop in and drink a cup and eat fresh sweet rolls. It was KICK ASS JAVA!
I have a vacuum coffee pot that belonged to my great grandmother. I wish I could post pictures because I’ve never seen anything like it. It has the pot, and another chamber about the same size that fits on top with a narrow tube connecting them. Put water in the bottom and coffee in the top. When the water boils, pressure makes it draw into the top where it boils the coffee. After it boils, take it off the heat and the pressure draws the coffee back to the bottom and the grounds cling to the sides of the upper chamber. It’s very science-y and has a cool mid-century look.
Maybe because I was raised on old movies and so I take too valentine a view, but I always think that percolators are very glamorous--along with stuff like BLTs and whatnot.
My grandparents insisted otherwise, but the idea of putting on the percolator (to fill your thermos while you're helping the war effort) and wrapping a BLT in wax paper just gets me.
Coincidentally, when I went to pour my coffee this morning, there was like 1/8 inch deep in the pot. Apparently I forgot to set myself up last night like I always do and these were yesterday's dribblings.
Wesley Bell was never going to win against Jackass Hawley, even though he's been a good prosecutor here in STL County. I'd love to see him go up against Ann Wagner in my district, but he couldn't win that, either, now that they've ratfuck-gerrymandered it to include more exurbs. He's not the right demographic,, if you know what I mean :( But there's a very good chance he can beat Bush; he's definitely a Democrat but not out on the far left branch. He'd be good in Congress.
They get off on Black women working for almost nothing
In their defense (ha), they've called for the same thing to happen to white men like (our wonderful) Pete Buttigieg (sp?) and maybe the defense secretary, but that was last month. They would do it to any Democrat I'm suspecting. Wait, aren't Jean-Pierre and Pete gay? hmmm.
So, when brown folks speak out against being colonized, tortured, murdered, their land stolen, that is "repugnant" second-class speech? Not to me it isn't.
Today’s hed gif fun facts are about coffee machines. Hot! https://open.substack.com/pub/martiniambassador/p/i-had-some-tabs-they-were-clouds
SWEEEEEET
An infographic on the making of coffee:
https://infographicsmania.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Making-Coffee-infographic.jpg
TOO MUCH INFORMATION!
There are nights (like last night) when I lie awake for hours battling the urge to get up 3-4 hours before the alarm goes off *just* so that I can have a delicious cup of coffee and be be awake definitively.
🎶You've got brains,
You probably like to sip on a strong brewl🎶
I had a four cup Mr Coffee, that I bought about 1982. It finally crapped out last year. So, I bought a new Mr Coffee five cup (now the smallest made). The new one didn’t last a year. I guess that’s why corporate execs get paid so much. Such quality.
We have had our Mr Coffees for oh so many years now. They used to be total workhorses. Having not bought one in 7 or so years I rue the day we will have to replace them. The man drinks coffee all day.
We use a 1 cup filter and cone that sits on top of the cup. Hasn't broken yet but we are now on our 3rd tea kettle.
I use a french press now, no electronics to break.
I always get a bit of grounds detritus when I use my french press. But I don’t like a coarse grind…so cone/filter is my jam.
I've been using an Aeropress for many years. Had to replace the seal on the plunger a couple of years ago.
We have a Nespresso. So uncool.
We use a Cuisinart coffee maker that has lots of knobs and a toggle switch that feels very retro.
My dad (The baker) had an old sauce pan that he used for making boiled coffee. Just bring the water to a boil and add a couple of handfulls of grounds. Reduce the heat a touch and let simmer. Early morning delivery men would stop in and drink a cup and eat fresh sweet rolls. It was KICK ASS JAVA!
My sister and BIL still use the percolator that belonged to my grandparents who bought it new long before any of us were born for their morning brew.
Ah! My late father had an old percolator. It made for the best coffee.
Indeed it did
A percolator made the entire house smell like breakfast.
I have a vacuum coffee pot that belonged to my great grandmother. I wish I could post pictures because I’ve never seen anything like it. It has the pot, and another chamber about the same size that fits on top with a narrow tube connecting them. Put water in the bottom and coffee in the top. When the water boils, pressure makes it draw into the top where it boils the coffee. After it boils, take it off the heat and the pressure draws the coffee back to the bottom and the grounds cling to the sides of the upper chamber. It’s very science-y and has a cool mid-century look.
Or try a Bialetti - https://www.bialetti.com/it_en/moka-express.html
We have one of those. Too time consuming for the daily cuppa but lots of fun when you have more leisure.
Is this what you're talking about?
https://www.thekitchn.com/what-is-siphon-coffee-and-how-is-it-made-216340
I used one of those at a friend's house in Connecticut in the late 18th century :)
It made excellent coffee! It had been used in a restaurant.
My, you're youthful for your age!
Maybe because I was raised on old movies and so I take too valentine a view, but I always think that percolators are very glamorous--along with stuff like BLTs and whatnot.
My grandparents insisted otherwise, but the idea of putting on the percolator (to fill your thermos while you're helping the war effort) and wrapping a BLT in wax paper just gets me.
I have a percolator that I use when camping. Nothing like the smell of fresh perked coffee in the outdoors.
Camp coffee!
Oh, Martini--little coffee mug is so sweet!
(you don't know what it is, but I said that in the voice I used to use to "voice" our dog--be assured it was all very cute)
Thank you for your work every day!
My first thought was that it was a Barbie coffeemaker
SO CUTE!
Thank you! It was a fun one to make.
Coincidentally, when I went to pour my coffee this morning, there was like 1/8 inch deep in the pot. Apparently I forgot to set myself up last night like I always do and these were yesterday's dribblings.
Uh-oh, brain ...
Espresso!
Wesley Bell was never going to win against Jackass Hawley, even though he's been a good prosecutor here in STL County. I'd love to see him go up against Ann Wagner in my district, but he couldn't win that, either, now that they've ratfuck-gerrymandered it to include more exurbs. He's not the right demographic,, if you know what I mean :( But there's a very good chance he can beat Bush; he's definitely a Democrat but not out on the far left branch. He'd be good in Congress.
Did some people used to call a percolator a "perkulater?" Or was that just some "Beverly Hillbillies" joke?
Oh. I see.
That is the cutest little coffee cup. Provenance?
Doesn't look like he's asleep tonight.
And is "madonna santa, mamma mia" italian for "wimoweh"?
For some reason one of the radio stations I listen to in my car ( yes, I'm A Old, shut up ) has been playing "Friday I'm in Love" a lot lately.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGgMZpGYiy8
That ain't the jungle, and the lion definitely isn't sleeping.
Madonna: years ahead of the curve Re: Italian lions.
I believe that lion's first name is Sergio.
ICWYDT.
They get off on Black women working for almost nothing
In their defense (ha), they've called for the same thing to happen to white men like (our wonderful) Pete Buttigieg (sp?) and maybe the defense secretary, but that was last month. They would do it to any Democrat I'm suspecting. Wait, aren't Jean-Pierre and Pete gay? hmmm.
So, when brown folks speak out against being colonized, tortured, murdered, their land stolen, that is "repugnant" second-class speech? Not to me it isn't.
That lion is early for the Ides of March
I am traveling this week for work, and I miss my cats. When I looked at the lion, my first thought is, “here, kitty, kitty.“
YOUR KID? SER, that's awesome. You must be very proud, Play Typer Dad!
We all are.
Are people finally realizing that republicans’ culture was bullshit isn’t improving their lives in any measurable way? I hope so.
not as long as they let them keep their arsenals.
That Italian woman reacting to the lion sounds just like Mrs. Monster’s grandmother, RIP.