On Jun 18, 4:10*pm, JL > wrote:
> Becca wrote:
>
> >>> * * I find that form of coffee to be way, way, way too sweet. *I can't
> >>> believe that people who would drink their tea with no sugar and think
> >>> that sweettea is too syrupy can even take a sip of Vietnamese iced
> >>> coffee. *And I like my tea pretty sweet, too.
>
> > Ran e, I did not see your message until now. We ordered Vietnamese
> > coffee and I was surprised to see condensed milk in the bottom of the
> > glass. *I had never ordered it before so it came as a surprise to me. *
> > It wasn't a lot of condensed milk, so it was not very sweet. I did not
> > care for it, because it was too strong and bitter. I later learned, I
> > could have ordered American coffee instead of Vietnamese coffee.
>
> > Becca
>
> Good coffee or tea, well brewed and fresh is very tasty to me on its own.
>
> I don't drink tea on a regular basis so i don't know if a pot of tea
> goes bitter the same way a pot of coffee can if kept to long and either
> reheated or kept on a low heat.

I turn off the heating element immediately after brewing. The coffee
cools off, and is reheated in the microwave. It never gets bitter or
nasty. If you refrigerate it, you can keep it for several days, then
just microwave it. Never heat it up on a burner, at least not w/o a
double boiler.
Those vacuum thermos thingies keep coffee nice for a long time too,
and if you like it extra hot, a short microwave will do, just make
sure not to bring it to a boil.
>
> At which point a bit of milk and sugar will alleviate the need to throw
> away an undrinkably bitter fluid. *And of course a teaspoon of chocolate
> in a cup of reheated coffee.....

When coffee goes bad, no amount of adjuncts will make it decent
again. Milk/cream and a tiny bit of sugar or Splenda is nice anyway.
I love cafe au lait.
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>
> Mr. Joseph Paul Littleshoes Esq.
>
--Bryan