tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post1820265593681332409..comments2024-03-29T09:14:53.583+00:00Comments on All That Is Solid ...: Ants in the CoffeePhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-44657360477298330952016-08-26T09:26:53.016+01:002016-08-26T09:26:53.016+01:00Concerned that Tassimo may be classed as a "G...Concerned that Tassimo may be classed as a "Gateway" to harder stuff and I may end up blowing my pension on 1 cup of Kopi LuwakAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-58906313388213293262016-08-25T11:48:07.599+01:002016-08-25T11:48:07.599+01:00You add milk to tea first as this gives a steriliz...You add milk to tea first as this gives a sterilization effect to the milk. This requires a keen eye to get the right colour. Leaving the tea bag is a consideration, if using the superior Earl Grey.<br /><br />Coffee is a different matter as 'off the boil' is the only way to make coffee as you will kill it otherwise, so milk goes in last.<br />Black coffee is different than coffee with milk because coffee with milk is shite.<br />A Tassimo appears to be the way forward but percolated coffee is preferable.<br />A Tassimo from argos £100 but JTF have them on offer at around £35 with their re-supply £1 per box cheaper than anywhere else, VAT free.<br />Vote Jeremy (if you have 'aims and values'as good as Hatton!)Gary Elsbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-5848421317862568492016-08-24T22:15:29.172+01:002016-08-24T22:15:29.172+01:00Forget neo-liberalism, back to basics, how the Iro...Forget neo-liberalism, back to basics, how the Iron Rule of Oligarchy can be combated by small Direct Action Trade Unions who are able to evade state legislation, or on the Camp coffee theme, the benefits to the working classes from Imperial Socialism. Sorry if I'm talking crap but bought decaf in error today and I am rattling. ASDA is open 24 hrs, might have to drive alongjim mcleannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-82937068838624236032016-08-24T19:00:41.459+01:002016-08-24T19:00:41.459+01:00"Hopefully one more push tomorrow night shoul..."Hopefully one more push tomorrow night should deliver this beastie into the world."<br /><br />Eh, if you take your time it should guarantee that it'll be ram-packed with insight.Lidl_Janusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-91114770924860067402016-08-24T08:53:07.657+01:002016-08-24T08:53:07.657+01:00I'm surprised at all these socialist writers e...I'm surprised at all these socialist writers eulogising Camp Coffee given the unsubtle racism and imperialism of the label on the bottle. (Go Google the image) Walsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14287542481842382567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-16395134219441323612016-08-23T22:42:08.710+01:002016-08-23T22:42:08.710+01:00Yes Mat, expect some Canary-like headlines very so...Yes Mat, expect some Canary-like headlines very soon!<br /><br />Believe me, there is something weighty in the wings. Hopefully one more push tomorrow night should deliver this beastie into the world.<br />Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-14653150435740871672016-08-23T21:29:17.434+01:002016-08-23T21:29:17.434+01:00Putting the milk in last makes it easier to judge ...Putting the milk in last makes it easier to judge whether you've used the right amount.andrew adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17196332706764660436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-90448003428997554582016-08-23T20:00:05.858+01:002016-08-23T20:00:05.858+01:00First you go to Facebook then you start posting Cl...First you go to Facebook then you start posting Clickbait. It's a slippery slope. <br /><br />I don't drink instant coffee and that's a taste thing not a class thing, but when I did it was milk and coffee first, followed by water that boiled about a minute or two before.<br /><br />Because that's the way to make it. Mathttp://organisingmythoughts.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-28626397671486725842016-08-23T18:49:58.871+01:002016-08-23T18:49:58.871+01:00Milk in first, add the coffee and sugar, stir wll,...Milk in first, add the coffee and sugar, stir wll, then the water. Gone Tassimo now.jim mcleannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-47577346906444692772016-08-23T18:46:00.807+01:002016-08-23T18:46:00.807+01:00 True X drink tea not coffee.
(Insert X to confor... True X drink tea not coffee.<br /><br />(Insert X to conform to your own prejudices.)Metatonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175633633918800979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-85874350270251838662016-08-23T16:08:41.511+01:002016-08-23T16:08:41.511+01:00If it that long on that subject then give it to Op...If it that long on that subject then give it to Open Democracy to publish or co-publish?Matt Wardmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-78613998397072340432016-08-23T12:41:54.315+01:002016-08-23T12:41:54.315+01:00I have always thought that "neo-liberalism&qu...I have always thought that "neo-liberalism" was a mirage. I'd call it what it really is - conservatism.Boffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08157650969929097569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-26242527995890894312016-08-23T11:33:43.320+01:002016-08-23T11:33:43.320+01:00Milk in Coffee is an aberration as far as I'm ...Milk in Coffee is an aberration as far as I'm concerned.<br /><br />(I'm not declaring any cultural sophistication - I mainly survive with instant coffee - microwaved when it gets too cold...)<br /><br />Will be interested to read your blog about Neoliberalism - my hunch is that some of its critics don't really like liberalism (neo or otherwise) and conflate many disparate phenomena (a broadening of individual liberties, moves against corruption which are often very successful, economic deregulation and the erosion of workers rights, the marginalisation of Trade Unions and other organisations representing the worst off in society, loosening enviornmental protection, increasing disparity between rich and poor). The first two are positives...the rest are not. Alex Rossnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-58177219074657815012016-08-23T09:58:36.765+01:002016-08-23T09:58:36.765+01:00Ah nostalgia...
My Scottish Gran loved Camp Coffe...Ah nostalgia...<br /><br />My Scottish Gran loved Camp Coffee and the now vanished Italian cafe in Museum St where I used to have my lunch when I lived in London did an iced camp coffee which I actually preferred to real iced latte. <br /><br />And I suspect we may have to rediscover it when real coffee becomes an expensive imported luxury again thanks to Brexit buggering the exchange rate and climate change devastating the countries that supply us...<br /><br /><br /><br />Roger McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741665797773605921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-63754247514928724532016-08-23T09:48:20.703+01:002016-08-23T09:48:20.703+01:00Haven't made an instant coffee for about 20 ye...Haven't made an instant coffee for about 20 years since I discovered firstly the cafetiere and later Mussolini's only positive contribution to civilisation the Moka Pot. <br /><br />When I did I would always put the milk in first. <br /><br />Now I do the student cappuccino thing of adding milk last after vigorously (and occasionally disastrously if you haven't properly secured the lid) shaking the bottle to froth it up. <br /><br />Roger McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741665797773605921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-31334010080198686852016-08-23T08:53:39.341+01:002016-08-23T08:53:39.341+01:00Our Sunday luxury was "Milk Coffee", mad...Our Sunday luxury was "Milk Coffee", made with a teaspoonful of Camp "coffee" (actually made from chicory, which was one of the alternatives to coffee that had been used during the war) and topped up with boiled milk (that nearly always boiled over the saucepan).<br /><br />I suppose you'd probably pay a tenner for it today, if it was called a latte or something pretentious!Boffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08157650969929097569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-19073306811071880052016-08-23T06:26:27.175+01:002016-08-23T06:26:27.175+01:00Water, boiled but just off the boil, in first. The...Water, boiled but just off the boil, in first. Then (if you must) sugar, then (if you must) milk or cold water.<br /><br />Is it a class thing? No.<br /><br />Is it a regional thing? No.<br /><br />It's a science thing.Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03493440163559858462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-67841034704795568282016-08-22T23:16:44.824+01:002016-08-22T23:16:44.824+01:00Worth remembering that milk in coffee, as opposed ...Worth remembering that milk in coffee, as opposed to cream, is a relatively modern habit. The traditional working class substitute was condensed milk, which worked better if you mixed it with the coffee granules (or old-style liquid, like Camp Coffee) before adding water.<br />David Timoneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03568348438980023320noreply@blogger.com