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Thread: 'The higher up the candle, the stronger the coffee, and contrariwise.''
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georgiaboy
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Originally posted by Barefoot Friar:
Depends on your tea, Mama Thomas. Don't try asking for this from Yankees, who will look at you as though you've sprouted horns in your head, but here in the American South tea is drunk sweetened, over ice. And it is the best drink in the whole world.
Around here that's known as 'the house wine of the South.' At almost any parish function there will be the standard disgusting coffee (Folger's cheapest), but there will also be jugs of Sweet Tea and unsweetened tea -- not the sacramental capitalization.
And now, bless their hearts, the young turks on the Vestry are usually running a wine and beer bar over in the corner.
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Pomona
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Originally posted by Jengie Jon:
Agreed.
I am wondering that if Starbucks do a short cappuccino then maybe they can do a short Americano.
Or do you order a small with an extra shot?
Jengie
You should certainly be able to get a short Americano. Do they do flat whites in the US?
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bib
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I consider myself to be high up the candle and yet I don't even drink coffee. Most of our congo ask for tea at morning tea time, only a few drink coffee.
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Piglet
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Originally posted by Chorister:
If you go too high up the candle, of course, a miracle occurs and the coffee turns into GIN.
Quotes file! ![[Killing me]](graemlins/killingme.gif)
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Zappa
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Originally posted by Twilight:
That's exactly how most Americans feel about instant coffee. I've never been to a church that would dream of serving instant, we use huge automatic coffee machines. Instant coffee is for camping trips.
Chai tea? Just the smell of it gives me a headache.
My only experience of post-liturgical coffee in the US was so bad I longed for instant - which at least can't be ruined more worser than it already is. I quote myself (my one and only MW) with reference to the coffee: quote:
Ghastly. Sort of wet and brown and watery coffee-like substance. I am sure that no coffee bean, fair trade or otherwise, sacrificed its life for it.
(at least I didn't bold quote myself ![[Disappointed]](graemlins/disappointed.gif) )
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ExclamationMark
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Not sure how we'd fare on the low to high scale - probably off the (bottom) end - but we have filter coffee ordered from a bespoke supplier. Cream also provided.
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Sir Kevin
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Originally posted by Jade Constable:
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Originally posted by Jengie Jon:
Agreed.
I am wondering that if Starbucks do a short cappuccino then maybe they can do a short Americano.
Or do you order a small with an extra shot?
Jengie
You should certainly be able to get a short Americano. Do they do flat whites in the US?
I prefer a Black Eye on the rare occasions when I actually go there. A branch is conveniently located in my building, but for what they charge I'd rather get a full lunch across the street!
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poileplume
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Round our way, it depends on what language they speak. French churches drink decent strong European style coffee. The English dredge up that insipid stuff the North Americans fool themselves is coffee. As the French are mostly Catholics and the English protestant the theory is obviously correct.
I was told in a Montréal café that if you order in English they serve you’re a weak coffee and if you use French you get the robust.
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