- I can't even REMEMBER the last time I bought something that wasn't on sale. - 2 Updates
- Keurig - 2 Updates
| ggggg9271@gmail.com: Mar 14 01:53AM -0700 Am I the only one who thinks that whenever I read that inflation is not a problem in these times? |
| wilma6116@gmail.com: Mar 14 10:44AM -0700 > Am I the only one who thinks that whenever I read that inflation is not a problem in these times? Pavlov? One day Kohls will pay the piper. Seventy percent off, plus additional 30% and a handful of Kohls dollars. Ain't no one paid $80 for that blouse, and they can't hardly give them away at $15. If you think paying $15 for a dust-rag-to-be is buying on sale- well, at least you're happy. |
| JohnDoe@BadISP.org: Mar 13 11:13PM -0400 >> Is it really THAT good? > This is "frugal living", not spending a buck on a cup of coffee. Make yourself a cup of instant coffee for about $0.07 a cup. Sure, it might not taste as good, but after a week or so you get used to it and it begins to be your cup of coffee. After a week you'll save enough that if you want you can spend two bucks on a coffee latte and think you've treated yourself to a real luxury. > A daily luxury soon becomes routine, and anything less feels like punishment. My God, is this group resurrecting itself? I recognize "Real Bev" but where's the group clown, "Rod Speed"? [Actually I think I saw him the other day on something like Alt.Home.Repair or maybe alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.transvestites but maybe not.] As to the subject, most instant coffee is like dirty dishwater or Dunkin' Donuts crap but if you get away from the standard freeze-dried-crystal type which looks as insipid as it tastes and go for the real black powder used by the Hispanics, Indians, and Russians you can approximate a reasonable espresso made from a dark French or Italian roast. The Hispanic version is the easiest to get and is usually sold as "Instant Espresso" and is employed in recipes that call for some coffee flavoring such as Tiramisu. I prefer the Indian-made but mainly sold in Russia such as "JFK" brand imported into the US for the Russian immigrant market. An on-line retailer is Royal Sweet Bakery but be careful because they also sell a freeze-dried version which is just as bad as the native US brands. If you live in NYC Royal Sweet says you can get it in stores on Brighton Beach Ave but I haven't seen it there in years. Instead I buy it by the case direct from Royal Sweet for about $2.40 a 100gr can. A case lasts me about six months. I do have an Olympia espresso maker and a Rancillo grinder but for the first couple of cups in the morning it's just too much effort to make the real stuff. Note that you can use Starbucks instant coffee and it's also a reasonable approximation but the cost is very high. |
| The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com>: Mar 13 08:49PM -0700 > but where's the group clown, "Rod Speed"? [Actually I think I saw him > the other day on something like Alt.Home.Repair or maybe > alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.transvestites but maybe not.] I finally killfiled him. The 5% of his posts that were sensible instead of stupid rants just weren't worth the trouble. I've killfiled very few usenet people. He's one of them. > make the real stuff. > Note that you can use Starbucks instant coffee and it's also a > reasonable approximation but the cost is very high. I buy Starbuck's French roast at Costco when it's on sale sometimes, but I feel dirty afterward. -- Cheers, Bev ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (On going to war over religion:) "You're basically killing each other to see who's got the better imaginary friend." -- Rich Jeni |
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