On Wed, 16 Mar 2011 20:53:51 -0500, "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


I have no problem using instant coffee for flavoring in baking. I
view it much the same as using dried herbs or granulated garlic for
cooking. It isn't the same but it imparts the flavor. I use Taster's
Choice. I would never use instant coffee to drink. I haven't tried
it in a long, long time, but I remember the nastiness.
Janet