tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post3809969971949238555..comments2023-12-03T20:07:04.781+11:00Comments on Lexicon Harlot: CawfeeAlexis, Baron von Harlothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04675225579658733004noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-65668543966811569212016-08-16T15:30:45.681+10:002016-08-16T15:30:45.681+10:00I share your point of view, I'm fully a coffee...I share your point of view, I'm fully a coffee fan! <a href="http://bigessaywriter.com/blog/coffemania-30-curious-facts-about-coffee" rel="nofollow">post</a> has some curious facts about tea and coffee!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04965006631140245737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-64826264212550907642007-07-08T09:47:00.000+10:002007-07-08T09:47:00.000+10:00No, please, shift away; it creates the momentary i...No, please, shift away; it creates the momentary illusion of a larger commentariat than I've actually got.Alexis, Baron von Harlothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04675225579658733004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-24368614726791628922007-07-08T07:46:00.000+10:002007-07-08T07:46:00.000+10:00What Trixie said about VN coffee... Am still usin...What Trixie said about VN coffee... <BR/><BR/>Am still using sweetened condensed milk with sludgy hard-core cawfee on occasions! <BR/><BR/>Sorry about polyphrenic shape shifting. (At least I fess up in the web page bit!) <BR/><BR/>I'm very envious that you write four pars, go away and paint your nails and come back to thirty-odd (very odd indeed!) comments!! <BR/><BR/>LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-65486396268022492022007-07-07T14:53:00.000+10:002007-07-07T14:53:00.000+10:00perk you later then, tootsperk you later then, tootstrixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15962517220125785544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-21815256556779457232007-07-07T13:33:00.000+10:002007-07-07T13:33:00.000+10:00Trixeeeeee, view hallooo!I wrote what I just wrote...Trixeeeeee, view hallooo!<BR/><BR/>I wrote what I just wrote before I read what you just wrote, so thanks! for this here what you say. About stovetop perk-u-laters. I enormously value your opinion in matters gastromical.<BR/><BR/>Mwah to you aussi.Alexis, Baron von Harlothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04675225579658733004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-69398409826813958142007-07-07T13:31:00.000+10:002007-07-07T13:31:00.000+10:00Right, so thanks for sorting out the Coffee Questi...Right, so thanks for sorting out the Coffee Question while I was off gadding round the dining rooms of the 'Bourne's inner north. Here's what I've learnt:<BR/><BR/>1. Chris Boyd assumes a diverse array of pseudonymage and was once fed Sprite instead of expresso;<BR/><BR/>2. Maria fancies a certain Mr Coffee;<BR/><BR/>3. Germany filters;<BR/><BR/>4. coffee-enthusiasts take no prompting to practise their French (here's looking at you, Seattelite);<BR/><BR/>5. Emmy is bringing her own stove-top percolator so my concerns about how to equip Hotel Harlot with appropriate brewing facilities are temporarily alleviated;<BR/><BR/>6. the hard-core addicts are erring on the side of the stove-top percolator, but warn that it may be unsuitable for novices such as myself;<BR/><BR/>7. you are all jolly good sports.Alexis, Baron von Harlothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04675225579658733004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-90388236576085647052007-07-07T13:24:00.000+10:002007-07-07T13:24:00.000+10:00It's late in the commenting day but this is a topi...It's late in the commenting day but this is a topic i feel passionately about and i am well qualified to interject. <BR/><BR/>STOVETOP ESPRESSO.<BR/><BR/>Plunger? Fahgeddaboudit.<BR/><BR/>And may I say to you from afar, Lady Harlinator, how perversely happy it makes me to see just a wee bit of vice in proliferation.<BR/><BR/>btw. vietnamese coffee is made by means of a nifty cuptop compression filter device which drips the coffee onto a lake of condensed milk. is very gut.<BR/><BR/>mwah.trixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15962517220125785544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-75509571441943175832007-07-06T16:38:00.000+10:002007-07-06T16:38:00.000+10:00'lo, pals. Whole days have passed and I haven't re...'lo, pals. Whole days have passed and I haven't responded to these 'ere comments of yours - but that's the kind of slackness you have to expect when you're dealing with someone who only drinks peppermint tea. I'm grateful for all the wordiness you've waxed on the coffee subject. I really am. But I'm having dinner tonight with a food historian so I'm not going to get time to enact my gratitude in prolix-reply form until tomorrow morning.Alexis, Baron von Harlothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04675225579658733004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-49129142154136117632007-07-06T04:39:00.000+10:002007-07-06T04:39:00.000+10:00I sympathise, JahTeh. I was so incensed by a rece...I sympathise, JahTeh. I was so incensed by a recent "price cut" in the Lavazza range I seriously considered starting a new consumer watch bitch blog. <BR/><BR/>The Coles "Special" announcing a new Lavazza range, cut the price by about ten percent. <BR/><BR/>Being shrewd and cynical, I looked harder. The groovy new packs are 20 percent smaller. Grrr, grrr!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-15028625743649739012007-07-05T22:14:00.000+10:002007-07-05T22:14:00.000+10:00I like Mr Coffee. I didn't make him in a plunger ...I like Mr Coffee. I didn't make him in a plunger or a stove top thingy. But every so often I stir him, it keeps him flavoursome and appealing. That and he's better not too early in the mornings and with a bit of sugar. Then Mr Coffees can be quite good with friends. Serve up with some nice choccies.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16371925558254933645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-66804684603400165152007-07-05T19:52:00.000+10:002007-07-05T19:52:00.000+10:00I bought a corningware percolater in an opshop for...I bought a corningware percolater in an opshop for $12 and one day I'll be able to afford the coffee to go in it. Large jar of Moccona Kenya style was $9.98 at Safeway today. I know it's freeze dried but all I ask in the morning is that it's strong enough to pry open my eyes.JahTehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007730071564639411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-66461742599204806092007-07-05T11:01:00.000+10:002007-07-05T11:01:00.000+10:00in answer: a glass job with the thing you press do...in answer: a glass job with the thing you press down will do perfectly adequately for guests of a non cawfeer. but i must point out that glass jobs are NOT much the same as those silver stove-top thingies wot make espresso. ok i've said it. i'm a cawfee snob.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-47481893722574196572007-07-05T09:21:00.000+10:002007-07-05T09:21:00.000+10:00Alexis, I haven't had a coffee experience prepared...Alexis, I haven't had a coffee experience prepared by way of a stove-top <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moka_Express" REL="nofollow">Moka</A>, so all I can tell you is that <EM>you can't make <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espresso" REL="nofollow">espresso</A> with a plunger!</EM> Coffee prepared in a plunger is far too watery, no matter how strong or concentrated the brew is – there is simply no pressure build-up in the brewing process – so I'll hazard a guess that espresso/macchiato/cappucino drinkers will prefer coffee prepared in a stove-top thingy.<BR/><BR/>That said, as a household instrument to facilitate social interaction, whether a plunger or a Moka is more suitable depends on a number of factors: whether the stove is in direct, unobstructed view of where you and guests will be sitting; whether you prefer to prepare beverages in the kitchen and bring them to the table only when they are ready, or to do so in front of your guests and chat during the process; and whether you will, as you suggested, direct your guests to prepare their own coffee.<BR/><BR/>I agree with TimT and Pat that, for your purposes, a plunger will probably serve you and your guests better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-45647589835335486732007-07-05T04:45:00.000+10:002007-07-05T04:45:00.000+10:00In gerryland the coffee is all filter coffee, awfu...In gerryland the coffee is all filter coffee, awful, awful stuff and I never drink it here, unless it's in a cafe which is only marginally better.<BR/><BR/>Funnily enough, they call the filter coffee American coffee in shops. Maybe, subliminally, they know its awful.Torshyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09619345210034606549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-73747654702235898972007-07-05T00:31:00.000+10:002007-07-05T00:31:00.000+10:00Last time I ordered espresso in New York, I got Sp...Last time I ordered espresso in New York, I got Sprite. (No kidding.) Only real coffee I got in six weeks was in Hilo. <BR/><BR/>I'm a stove-top man. I have a plunger, but never use it. My Brazilian stove-top (regrettably now gone to god thanks to a deteriorated and irreplaceable rubber ring) used to make the most erotic noises, especially when you poured the freshly-perked coffee. <BR/><BR/>A gurgling "oooo [baby!]" while you poured, a long, satisfied, sizzling, post-coital "ahhhh" when it was upright again. <BR/><BR/>The coffee was alright too! (Much prettier unit than the Italian Brikka... I spit in your general direction.) <BR/><BR/>I note that Roquefort has to be pronounced in a bisyllabic way to scan in the poem. Like the Monty Python team, I pronounce it as a trisyllabic. <BR/><BR/>Yours, very seriously...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-34277393495829971512007-07-04T23:10:00.000+10:002007-07-04T23:10:00.000+10:00[paragraph elaborating on my experiences with US c...<I>[paragraph elaborating on my experiences with US coffee self-censored]</I><BR/><BR/>Plunger coffee is much the same as stove-top percolated but it's a bit easier and cleaner to make.<BR/><BR/>The real problem is likely to be the coffee itself: once ground and exposed to air it goes stale within hours so unless you have a grinder as well, I reckon send your visitors out for a nice brisk walk to the nearest shops.lucy tartanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09244574932248425378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-3452833478447732782007-07-04T19:58:00.000+10:002007-07-04T19:58:00.000+10:00I work with a woman who pronounces coffee exactly ...I work with a woman who pronounces coffee exactly like the title. Well, I hand her money a lot...Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417138778733226637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-187894291091689512007-07-04T19:13:00.000+10:002007-07-04T19:13:00.000+10:00I must concur with Tim. If you do get a silvery s...I must concur with Tim. If you do get a silvery stove-top thingy, consider a Bialetti. I have this <A HREF="http://www.bialettishop.com/BrikkaMain.htm" REL="nofollow">one</A>.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992608108204781178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-72436217389269083122007-07-04T18:51:00.000+10:002007-07-04T18:51:00.000+10:00Oh, I realise I forgot to answer your question. Ye...Oh, I realise I forgot to answer your question. Yes, I believe Pat is right; a press is the way to go. <BR/><BR/>Though, as a side benefit, you may get a silver stove-top thingy with a <A HREF="http://www.lenoci.org/megafono/imgs/Bialetti.jpg" REL="nofollow">behatted continental chap on the side</A>, like mine.TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-57420970264391077212007-07-04T18:36:00.000+10:002007-07-04T18:36:00.000+10:00lexi, i've packed my travel-sized stove-top espres...lexi, i've packed my travel-sized stove-top espresso jobby, and some cawfee already. i'm that excited! see you sundee. xxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-74515481892510701412007-07-04T18:30:00.000+10:002007-07-04T18:30:00.000+10:00'Drip' does involve a bit of palaver, and is a dec...'Drip' does involve a bit of palaver, and is a decent cup if done right. It really isn't worth having one just for the occasional guest. They take up space and inevitably get crammed into the most inaccessible cupboard behind the big baking dishes, leaving the hostess to joke glibly while the guest feels guilty for causing such a ruckus. So, um. No drip.<BR/><BR/>The silvery stove top ones will give you an amount determined by the size of the gadget. Small ones give you enough for one; large ones can serve eight; and in Rome I saw one big enough for a hundred. Not very flexible, and it can take practice to get a good shot. If my non-caffeinated hostess whipped out a machinetta and brewed up a crema-adorned sip of black death, I would be most touched and surprised. Though, on the flip side, it can be troublesome for the large dinner party if you get the little one; and awkward for one if you get the big one.<BR/><BR/>A press, on the other hand, sits nicely just behind the cocktail shaker, and a large one can make enough for one or two as easily as six or eight. Just use a medium grind, hot water, and steep for four or five minutes.<BR/><BR/>Mmmmmmm.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992608108204781178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-89488385330277731062007-07-04T18:26:00.000+10:002007-07-04T18:26:00.000+10:00A gentlemanly gentleman, as mild as May, Entered a...A gentlemanly gentleman, as mild as May, <BR/>Entered a restaurant famed and gay,<BR/>A waiter sat him in a draughty seat<BR/>And laughingly inquired what he'd like to eat.<BR/>'Oh I don't want venison, I don't want veal,<BR/>But I do insist on coffee with the meal.<BR/>Bring me clams in a chilyl group,<BR/>And a large tureen of vegetable soup,<BR/>Steak as tender as a maiden's dream,<BR/>With lots of potatoes hashed in cream,<BR/>And a lettuce and tomato salad, please,<BR/>And crackers and a bit of Roquefort cheese,<BR/>But waiter, the gist of my appeal,<BR/>Is coffee with, coffee with, coffee with the meal.'<BR/>The waiter groaned and he wrung his hands;<BR/>'Perhaps da headwaiter onderstands.'<BR/>Said the sleek headwaiter, like a snobbish seal,<BR/>'What, monsieur? Coffee with the meal?'<BR/>His lip drew up in scornful laughter;<BR/>'Monsieur desires a demitasse after!'<BR/>The gentleman's eyes grew hard as steel,<BR/>He said, 'I'm ordering coffee with the meal.<BR/>Hot black coffee in a great big cup,<BR/>Fuming, steaming, filled right up. <BR/>I don't want coffee iced in a glass,<BR/>And I don't want a miserable demitasse,<BR/>But what I'll have, come woe, come weal,<BR/>Is coffee with, coffee with, coffee with the meal.'<BR/>The headwaiter bowed like a poppy in the breeze;<BR/>'Monsieur desires coffee with the salad or the cheese?'<BR/>Monsieur said: 'Now you're getting warmer;<BR/>Coffee with the latter, coffee with the former; <BR/>Coffee with the steak, coffee with the soup,<BR/>Coffee with the clams in a chilly group;<BR/>Yes, and with a cocktail I could do<BR/>So bring me coffee with the cocktail, too.<BR/>I'll fight to the death for my bright ideal,<BR/>Which is coffee with, coffee with, coffee with the meal.'<BR/>The headwaiter swivelled on a graceful heel;<BR/>'Certainly, certainly, coffee with the meal!'<BR/>The waiter gave an obsequious squeal,<BR/>'Yes sir, yes sir, coffee with the meal1'<BR/>Oh what a glow did Monsieur feel<BR/>At the warming vision of coffee with the meal. <BR/>One hour later Monsieur, alas! <BR/>Got his coffee in a demitasse. <BR/><BR/>My favourite is the bit about tne 'snobbish seal'. I'm not sure whether Nash is making a comic social observation or he's deliberately created an eccentric character there. My own observations, above, are of course very flawed, and I will bow to the observations and experience of those who actually live in the country.TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-67826007199880277952007-07-04T18:13:00.000+10:002007-07-04T18:13:00.000+10:00Très drôle doggerel, Miss Harlot. (For a moment I...Très drôle doggerel, Miss Harlot. (For a moment I read 'Francis' as 'Seamus' and my head was all afuddle, as that's just not his sort of verse.) I shall add it to my morning recitations toot sweet.<BR/><BR/>Once upon a time, say thirty years ago, I suspect that criticisms of American coffee were well founded, and they are still for most of the rural areas. We city-folk got religion a few years back. My favorite term for this watery bitter brew is from the French: jus de chaussette. But it's the way my mom made coffee, back in the day, and it took me and my sibs a few years of coaching to convince her that it's much trickier to take water from weak coffee than it is to add it to strong.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992608108204781178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-89684889553307710362007-07-04T18:02:00.000+10:002007-07-04T18:02:00.000+10:00Jo, it's true. I'm nothing but an enabler. But now...Jo, it's true. I'm nothing but an enabler. But now that you mention it, maybe I should order a gross of opium pipes.Alexis, Baron von Harlothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04675225579658733004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492889481663521911.post-38493753023633469482007-07-04T18:00:00.000+10:002007-07-04T18:00:00.000+10:00So, I'm thinking a plunger might be the go, yes? T...So, I'm thinking a plunger might be the go, yes? Tim, you mention your mam's machine: there's no doubt that those coffee machines are handsome beasts, but I haven't got the space for handsome beasts in my kitchen. Pat, you say something about drip: but that means filter paper and all manner of palaver, doesn't it?Alexis, Baron von Harlothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04675225579658733004noreply@blogger.com