On Mar 16, 6:53*pm, "Polly Esther" > wrote:
> There are some cookie recipes I want to try that call for instant coffee
> granules. *The last time I tried to drink instant coffee was in New Orleans
> about 50 years ago. *I suspect they boiled shrimp in the water they used to
> make the coffee. *Mercy!
> * * Do any of you use instant coffee granules in your cooking and is one
> brand better than another? *The resident cookie monsters would probably
> enjoy cookies made with old army boot but I'd really like to hit it with my
> best shot. *Polly

If you're near an import store I would suggest Jacobs Kronung instant
coffee. I drank it while I was in Germany without a coffeemaker for
six weeks, and it's popular all through Central Europe.