Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> How old were you when you started drinking coffee?

We weren't allowed until age 16. The coffee I drank then was the watered
down stuff you got at Sambo's. The first "real" coffee I had was when I
hit the west coast and had a "espressed" drink of it. I found reality so
altered I asked for help getting back to my truck, and sat watching the
traffic for an hour before starting up the engine.
Now I can handle a triple shot with the best of them.
blacksalt
who got the most jazzed up of her life on a "bottomless cup" of dark
iced tea on a hot summer night....lay awake with my eyelids glued to my
eyebrows all damn night.

How old were you when you started drinking coffee?

I don't remember not drinking it. Always with milk and sugar. Still
that way. Probably more milk than coffee then. My fondest memory of
my mom is that when I was in high school and after, she'd bring me a cup
of coffee while I stood in front of the bathroom mirror getting ready
for school or work. "Good morning, Barbie. Did you sleep well?" I
knew she loved me. <sigh> Sam's been drinking coffee with us since she
could walk. More milk than coffee. The Circle of Life. <wipes tear
from eye.>

Non-coffee drinkers need not apply.
--
-Barb, <http://www.jamlady.eboard.com> 5/8/05.
"Are we going to measure, or are we going to cook?" -Food Critic Mimi Sheraton

"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
...
> How old were you when you started drinking coffee?
>
> I don't remember not drinking it. Always with milk and sugar. Still
> that way. Probably more milk than coffee then. My fondest memory of
> my mom is that when I was in high school and after, she'd bring me a cup
> of coffee while I stood in front of the bathroom mirror getting ready
> for school or work. "Good morning, Barbie. Did you sleep well?" I
> knew she loved me. <sigh> Sam's been drinking coffee with us since she
> could walk. More milk than coffee. The Circle of Life. <wipes tear
> from eye.>
>
> Non-coffee drinkers need not apply.
> --
> -Barb, <http://www.jamlady.eboard.com> 5/8/05.


I don't remember not drinking coffee either. We used to visit grandma on
Sundays and she had a beautiful tea cup collection in a china cabinet. She
would pick the special tea cup for me and pour my coffee for me. Lots of
milk and sugar. Those tea cups were really pretty and really special (I
wonder what happened to them?). I knew I was loved too.

I just drink it with some milk now.

Elisa

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> How old were you when you started drinking coffee?
>
I don't remember... maybe around 18.

> I don't remember not drinking it. Always with milk and sugar. Still
> that way. Probably more milk than coffee then. My fondest memory of
> my mom is that when I was in high school and after, she'd bring me a
> cup of coffee while I stood in front of the bathroom mirror getting
> ready for school or work. "Good morning, Barbie. Did you sleep
> well?" I knew she loved me. <sigh> Sam's been drinking coffee with
> us since she could walk. More milk than coffee. The Circle of Life.
> <wipes tear from eye.>
>
That's sweet! Nice memory.

> Non-coffee drinkers need not apply.

The way I drink coffee changes with my moods. Some mornings I want it
black, others I want it with milk & sugar (except I use Splenda). I've
never cared for it with just milk or cream, but I do drink hot tea that way.
I also love iced coffee on a hot day (but I don't like iced tea, go figure).

Jill

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> How old were you when you started drinking coffee?
>
> I don't remember not drinking it. Always with milk and sugar. Still
> that way. Probably more milk than coffee then. My fondest memory of
> my mom is that when I was in high school and after, she'd bring me a cup
> of coffee while I stood in front of the bathroom mirror getting ready
> for school or work. "Good morning, Barbie. Did you sleep well?" I
> knew she loved me. <sigh> Sam's been drinking coffee with us since she
> could walk. More milk than coffee. The Circle of Life. <wipes tear
> from eye.>
>
> Non-coffee drinkers need not apply.

I started to drink coffee when I was forty years old. It was at the
same time that I discovered alcoholic drinks, too.

I drink three or four cups of coffee first thing in the morning, then
none for the rest of the day.

As for alcohol, I drink....Sorry, I have to go, the door bell is ringing.

jmcquown wrote:
> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
>>How old were you when you started drinking coffee?
>>
>
> I don't remember... maybe around 18.
>
>
>>I don't remember not drinking it. Always with milk and sugar. Still
>>that way. Probably more milk than coffee then. My fondest memory of
>>my mom is that when I was in high school and after, she'd bring me a
>>cup of coffee while I stood in front of the bathroom mirror getting
>>ready for school or work. "Good morning, Barbie. Did you sleep
>>well?" I knew she loved me. <sigh> Sam's been drinking coffee with
>>us since she could walk. More milk than coffee. The Circle of Life.
>><wipes tear from eye.>
>>
> That's sweet! Nice memory.
>
>
>>Non-coffee drinkers need not apply.
>
>
> The way I drink coffee changes with my moods. Some mornings I want it
> black, others I want it with milk & sugar (except I use Splenda). I've
> never cared for it with just milk or cream, but I do drink hot tea that way.
> I also love iced coffee on a hot day (but I don't like iced tea, go figure).
>
> Jill
>
>
I only drink black coffee, strong but not too strong. Viennese or
Italian Roast, even French when there is nothing else. The South
American beans are too strong for me.

On Mon, 30 May 2005 08:14:23 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> connected the dots and wrote:

~How old were you when you started drinking coffee?
~
~I don't remember not drinking it. Always with milk and sugar. Still
~that way. Probably more milk than coffee then. My fondest memory
of
~my mom is that when I was in high school and after, she'd bring me a
cup
~of coffee while I stood in front of the bathroom mirror getting ready
~for school or work. "Good morning, Barbie. Did you sleep well?" I
~knew she loved me. <sigh> Sam's been drinking coffee with us since
she
~could walk. More milk than coffee. The Circle of Life. <wipes tear
~from eye.>
~
~Non-coffee drinkers need not apply.

17. Was working in Dunkin Donuts on Tremont Street in Boston. Served
thousands of cups of the stuff (in the 6 oz ceramic mugs) and finally
decided to try it after watching one bum sit there on a rainy, sleety
day and drink about 8 cups in a row. Started with regular, then added
antoher shot of cream and sugar, then another, then another. I still
couldnt' see the point of it.

When I was 18, I went to Israel for a while, and was served coffee in
those teeny cups where half of it is grounds at the bottom. Started
driinking mine black, no sugar.

Now, it's half coffee, half milk.

Most Rhode Ilanda's drink coffee milk.

maxine in ri

Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> How old were you when you started drinking coffee?
>
> I don't remember not drinking it. Always with milk and sugar. Still
> that way. Probably more milk than coffee then. My fondest memory of
> my mom is that when I was in high school and after, she'd bring me a cup
> of coffee while I stood in front of the bathroom mirror getting ready
> for school or work. "Good morning, Barbie. Did you sleep well?" I
> knew she loved me. <sigh> Sam's been drinking coffee with us since she
> could walk. More milk than coffee. The Circle of Life. <wipes tear
> from eye.>

I never liked milk when I was a kid and I used to have tea with my meals from
about age 8. My parents were not coffee drinkers, but I was introduced to coffee
around age 10 at a friends place, always with cream and sugar. I got away from the
sugar habit about 25 years ago and stopped using cream shortly after.

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> How old were you when you started drinking coffee?

I don't exactly remember what age I was first given coffee, though
definately as a toddler. I do know it was at my Gram & Gramps. I
always knew they adored me, and having coffee with them of a morning
while watching the news on TV was a given. Like mentioned, it was also
with sugar and lots of milk. I've tried over the years to enjoy my
coffee black, or at least without creamer, to no avail.

....Picky ~JA~

Melba's Jammin' > wrote in message
...
> How old were you when you started drinking coffee?

My first cup was when I was fifteen at a local Denny's and desperate to
move into adulthood with my Pack o' Friends. I found the taste vile and
had to mask it with sugar and cream (never milk.)

Eventually, as a test of machismo, I withheld the sugar and cream, and
found that it was nearly as bad as I'd originally thought. I worked food
service for several years with coffee was the drink of choice. I quickly
moved up to two full pots per twelve-hour shift. I went cold turkey on
several occasions during that tour of duty, suffering some of the most
hellacious headaches known, but always came back to it. I found that I
disliked soft drinks and tea wasn't any better. Roasted coffees also
started popping up around me in grocery stores and coffee shops and I
found I actually liked the taste of certain roasts.

Daughter-unit Beta will often try and swipe my cup (or the beans
themselves) just to "smell" the aroma. Her tastebuds are still unable to
withstand the assault of a single sip, even with cream and sugar, so my
stash is safe. (Spawn and Daughter-unit Alpha don't see the draw to this
poison.)

The Ranger

maxine in ri wrote:
> On Mon, 30 May 2005 08:14:23 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> > connected the dots and wrote:
>
> ~How old were you when you started drinking coffee?
> ~
> Most Rhode Ilanda's drink coffee milk.
>
> maxine in ri

Ah yes, Autocrat Coffee Syrup! I love that stuff! I need to order some
more.

Jill

The Ranger wrote:
> Melba's Jammin' > wrote in message
> ...
>> How old were you when you started drinking coffee?
>
> Daughter-unit Beta will often try and swipe my cup (or the beans
> themselves) just to "smell" the aroma. Her tastebuds are still unable
> to withstand the assault of a single sip, even with cream and sugar,
> so my stash is safe. (Spawn and Daughter-unit Alpha don't see the
> draw to this poison.)
>
> The Ranger

Ever try chocolate covered roasted coffee beans? Daughter-unit Beta might
actually enjoy eating them!

Jill

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> How old were you when you started drinking coffee?

9 or 10. Black.

Can't hardly drink it anymore - too much acid. But I love it - the way
it smells, mostly.

-L.

When I was born they discovered I was allergic to dairy products,
however they found that i could take a little so they started giving me
tea and coffee (weak of course) instead of my bottles of milk so i
reckon by the time i started drinking it i must have been about two
months old.

wrote:
> When I was born they discovered I was allergic to dairy products,
> however they found that i could take a little so they started giving me
> tea and coffee (weak of course) instead of my bottles of milk so i
> reckon by the time i started drinking it i must have been about two
> months old.

I never started drinking coffee until I started in full-time employment
as it had never appealed to me before. Now I live for it during my
working day!

I'm the same I cant go through the day without it.

Melba's Jammin' > wrote:

>How old were you when you started drinking coffee?
>
>I don't remember not drinking it. Always with milk and sugar. Still
>that way. Probably more milk than coffee then. My fondest memory of
>my mom is that when I was in high school and after, she'd bring me a cup
>of coffee while I stood in front of the bathroom mirror getting ready
>for school or work. "Good morning, Barbie. Did you sleep well?" I
>knew she loved me. <sigh> Sam's been drinking coffee with us since she
>could walk. More milk than coffee. The Circle of Life. <wipes tear
>from eye.>
>
>Non-coffee drinkers need not apply.


Like you, I do not remember when I started drinking coffee. It was
that long ago. I do remember that in elementary school health class
we would be asked what we had for breakfast. I always lied and said
milk to drink. I don't know if I was the only coffee drinker but no
one else admitted to it.
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral, 48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

My coffee consumption is zero; I tried it two or three times when I was
about 20 and never got hooked on it. The last time I bought a cup of
coffee was ten years ago on a freezing winter day in Detroit, and I
never drank it but just held it to keep my hands warm while I waited
outside for a bus. When I wake up in the morning the first thing I
want to drink is some ice cold orange juice.

On Mon, 30 May 2005 08:14:23 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:

>How old were you when you started drinking coffee?
>
>I don't remember not drinking it. Always with milk and sugar. Still
>that way. Probably more milk than coffee then. My fondest memory of
>my mom is that when I was in high school and after, she'd bring me a cup
>of coffee while I stood in front of the bathroom mirror getting ready
>for school or work. "Good morning, Barbie. Did you sleep well?" I
>knew she loved me. <sigh> Sam's been drinking coffee with us since she
>could walk. More milk than coffee. The Circle of Life. <wipes tear
>from eye.>
>
>Non-coffee drinkers need not apply.


I think I must have been in high school before I drank it regularly.
It was considered a sign of being "grown-up." Our family pediatrician,
whom my mom "obeyed," actually recommended 16, so we thought we'd
gotten lucky.

I think I drank it away from home by then when out with friends, and
my mom would always let me have some sips of hers if I asked. We were
given unlimited Postum up until then. All four of us kids grew up
liking coffee. I recall liking it the first time I tasted it.

I did not pass on such restrictions to the next generation. First with
my nieces and then with my brood, I always allowed what became known
as "coffee milk," which was a glass of milk with a few spoons of
coffee.

I figured if a kid could tolerate an occasional Coke, a bit of coffee
would cause no harm. Only one of my three has any interest in coffee.
Breaks my heart.


Boron

"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
...
> How old were you when you started drinking coffee?
>
Coffee? I was in high school, so about 15. At home it was always Nescafe
instant, so I drank it with milk (usually Carnation evaporated) and sugar.
Then I stopped for a few years. Didn't miss it.

Rediscovered coffee at around 20 while in nursing school, discovered perked
and drip brews and instant became something to have around only in case of
dire emergency: like an asthma attack while out of Ventolin and sitting 100
miles in the woods with no hope of reaching civilization for a few hours.
Fell in love all over again. Bought a percolator for my residence room.

Then one of the gals said 'You don't really like coffee if you add milk and
sugar." From her I leaned to drink it black -- it's been 30 years and
that's still how I have it. Prefer drip to perked, the darker the roast,
the better. I make a 4 cup pot as soon as I wake up and drink it myself
before heading to the shower and work. On most days that's the extent of my
coffee drinking. But... About 3 1/2 years ago a Tim Hortons opened in this
outpost. It has now become common practice to arrange to meet friends there
in the evening, or to hold meetings there on weekend mornings. When there
I'll usually have a cup or two.

OTOH, I started drinking tea when I was 8 and in the hospital. They had me
on an adult ward because paediatrics was full, so my meal tray came with a
pot of tea. Made me feel very grown up. My parents didn't make me give it
up when I came home. Drink it black, starting at lunch and continuing until
I go to bed. Cannot stomach it in the morning. Just discovered Lapsang
Souchong yesterday. Must be an acquired taste. While I enjoyed a small
cup, I can't see myself drinking mugs of the stuff as I do Orange Pekoe.

Gabby

jmcquown > asked in message
. ..
[snip]
> Ever try chocolate covered roasted coffee beans?
> Daughter-unit Beta might actually enjoy eating them!

TJ's has a magnificent dark chocolate coffee bean -- addictive in the
extreme. She tried one (thinking it was merely a dark chocolate Goober)
and was shocked at the non-peanut surprise inside. She immediately
warned Spawn and Daughter-unit Alpha of her unpleasant experience and my
stash hasn't been touched since.

The Ranger

"The Ranger" > wrote in message
...
> Daughter-unit Beta will often try and swipe my cup (or the beans
> themselves) just to "smell" the aroma. Her tastebuds are still unable to
> withstand the assault of a single sip, even with cream and sugar, so my
> stash is safe.

My daughter is the same. I don't know how many times I've heard her whine
"If only coffee tasted as good as it smells..." Neither son is attracted to
coffee, unless it's that vile 'international' instant crap that leaves your
mouth feeling as though you've been rinsing your mouth with mineral oil.
Blech!

Gabby

>
> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>> How old were you when you started drinking coffee?
>

Late teens or maybe 20. I still drink three or four cups a year.

My morning beverage is tea. Only time I may have coffee is at a restaurant.
Even good restaurants don't offer much in the way of tea but some tepid
water and a bag.

Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>> How old were you when you started drinking coffee?
>>
>
> Late teens or maybe 20. I still drink three or four cups a year.
>
> My morning beverage is tea. Only time I may have coffee is at a
> restaurant. Even good restaurants don't offer much in the way of tea
> but some tepid water and a bag.

I wish I could remember the name of the restaurant in downtown
Minneapolis... it was off of Hennepin avenue and the front looked like an
old theatre. Maybe Barb knows the place I'm talking about. When we were
having lunch one afternoon, someone at the next table ordered hot tea. The
server came out with a wooden chest of teas, carrying it like it was a box
full of gold, for the patron to make his selection. I'd never seen anything
like it.

Jill

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
> How old were you when you started drinking coffee?
>
>

Four or five.
For many years my mom had been giving her many nieces and nephews
"fairy coffee", mostly milk or cream colored with coffee. When
I came along, she continued the tradition.

When I lived in New England, it was as common to be able to order
iced coffee in a restaurant as iced tea. I don't notice that in
other parts of the country other than at Starbucks, where it's too
strong and bitter.

Yes, you can get as wired from iced tea as you can from coffee.

gloria p

The Ranger wrote:
> Melba's Jammin' > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>How old were you when you started drinking coffee?


>
> Daughter-unit Beta will often try and swipe my cup (or the beans
> themselves) just to "smell" the aroma. Her tastebuds are still unable to
> withstand the assault of a single sip, even with cream and sugar, so my
> stash is safe. (Spawn and Daughter-unit Alpha don't see the draw to this
> poison.)
>
> The Ranger
>
>

Most kids today are wimps who don't get the coffee habit till they
start college. (Hey, you can't drink beer ALL the time....)

gloria p

On Mon, 30 May 2005 08:14:23 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:

>How old were you when you started drinking coffee?

18, in college. I used to pull all night study sessions, and in the
middle of the night (well, 1-3AM) go down to Happy Chef for a huge
breakfast with eggs, bacon, sausage, ham, toast, pancakes and coffee. I
burned through it fairly rapidly in those days.

--
Siobhan Perricone
"I ain't afraid of your Yahweh
I ain't afraid of your Allah
I ain't afraid of your Jesus
I'm afraid of what ya do in the name of your god"
- Holly Near

On Mon, 30 May 2005 08:14:23 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:

>How old were you when you started drinking coffee?
>
>I don't remember not drinking it. Always with milk and sugar. Still
>that way. Probably more milk than coffee then. My fondest memory of
>my mom is that when I was in high school and after, she'd bring me a cup
>of coffee while I stood in front of the bathroom mirror getting ready
>for school or work. "Good morning, Barbie. Did you sleep well?" I
>knew she loved me. <sigh> Sam's been drinking coffee with us since she
>could walk. More milk than coffee. The Circle of Life. <wipes tear
>from eye.>
>
>Non-coffee drinkers need not apply.

My grandmother would make me cafe au lait with huge amounts of sugar
when I was 10 or so. It wasn't a regular thing, though. I stayed
with her in the summers. At home I never had coffee. College changed
that.

Now I always take it black.


modom

Only superficial people don't judge by appearances.
-- Oscar Wilde

Siobhan Perricone wrote:

>
> 18, in college. I used to pull all night study sessions, and in the
> middle of the night (well, 1-3AM) go down to Happy Chef for a huge
> breakfast with eggs, bacon, sausage, ham, toast, pancakes and coffee. I
> burned through it fairly rapidly in those days.

While I was at university I would visit a friend in the evening who always
had a pot of coffee on. I would have a few cups of that stuff and then go home
late at night and write an essay. That stuff kept me going.

I used to work the occasional set of midnight shifts. My co-workers would
complain that they never could sleep during the day and they drank coffee all
night long. I used to drink coffee early in the shift but never after 2 am
because if I drank it later than that I would not get to sleep.

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> How old were you when you started drinking coffee?
>
> I don't remember not drinking it. Always with milk and sugar. Still
> that way. Probably more milk than coffee then. My fondest memory of
> my mom is that when I was in high school and after, she'd bring me a cup
> of coffee while I stood in front of the bathroom mirror getting ready
> for school or work. "Good morning, Barbie. Did you sleep well?" I
> knew she loved me. <sigh> Sam's been drinking coffee with us since she
> could walk. More milk than coffee. The Circle of Life. <wipes tear
> from eye.>
>
> Non-coffee drinkers need not apply.
>
> -Barb

Began drinking coffee about age 12... hey, why would I begin earlier
when I began drinking beer at age 1 and schnapps about age 3... my
first words were "more beer". My grandfather would serve me beer in a
shot glass... I'm probably the only kid in the world with pictures of
me sitting in a high chair with his fist wrapped around a shot glass
filled with liquid with a head... that mustache on my upper lip ain't
milk... Got Ruppert!

Anyway, back to coffee... two big mugs every AM and that's it... never
drink coffee teh rest of the day. I like it strong, black, and hot.
For many years it was Bustello with evap, but of late it's Eight
O'Clock beans black.

On Mon, 30 May 2005 12:35:11 -0500, Michael Odom >
wrote:

>On Mon, 30 May 2005 08:14:23 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:
>
snipped......
>>
>>Non-coffee drinkers need not apply.
>
>My grandmother would make me cafe au lait with huge amounts of sugar
>when I was 10 or so. It wasn't a regular thing, though. I stayed
>with her in the summers. At home I never had coffee. College
changed
>that.
>
>Now I always take it black.
>
>
>modom
>
>Only superficial people don't judge by appearances.
> -- Oscar Wilde

Well I always wanted to like coffee. Tried it at school and on long
airplane rides but it always smelled immensely better that it
tasted.Could never drink a cup no matter how much cream and sugar.

When I became a Kona coffee farmer, the freshly roasted grounds
smelled so good I wanted to make snuff out of it. Didn't work. So
I finally began to drink coffee as a 41 year old. I think our Kona
coffee does taste as good as it smells! No sugar or milk needed. It
is smooth and creamy and chocolaty and not acrid or bitter or nasty
like all other coffee that I had ever tasted.

At the huge Specialty Coffee Association of America convention-held
annually, people come by our Kona Coffee Council (non-profit, all
volunteers) booth and we offer small samples. Many naturally ask for
cream and sugar which we DON'T have. I am amazed at how many people
say after a sip, "Oh this doesn't need cream and sugar-does it?". See
it depends on the coffee flavor, the freshness etc., too.

So that is my post to my "personal coffee consumption". Thanks for
asking.

with aloha from sunny Kona,
thunder
smithfarms.com
Farmers of 100% Kona Coffee
& other Great Stuff

Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> How old were you when you started drinking coffee?
>
> I don't remember not drinking it. Always with milk and sugar. Still
> that way. Probably more milk than coffee then. My fondest memory of
> my mom is that when I was in high school and after, she'd bring me a cup
> of coffee while I stood in front of the bathroom mirror getting ready
> for school or work. "Good morning, Barbie. Did you sleep well?" I
> knew she loved me. <sigh> Sam's been drinking coffee with us since she
> could walk. More milk than coffee. The Circle of Life. <wipes tear
> from eye.>
>
> Non-coffee drinkers need not apply.

I have loved coffee for as long as I can remember, but it was only
a special treat enjoyed at friends' houses, because my parents did
not think their kids should be given coffee. So, I didn't start
drinking it with parental blessing until I was in my mid to late
teens. Then and now, I like it light, with much milk, and sweet
(with Splenda). I made pretty abyssmal coffee until December,
when I got a coffeemaker. Now, my coffee is pretty good. I make
it strong, because of all that dilution. And I almost invariably
drink it cold.

--
Jean B.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
> I wish I could remember the name of the restaurant in downtown
> Minneapolis... it was off of Hennepin avenue and the front looked like an
> old theatre. Maybe Barb knows the place I'm talking about. When we were
> having lunch one afternoon, someone at the next table ordered hot tea.
> The
> server came out with a wooden chest of teas, carrying it like it was a box
> full of gold, for the patron to make his selection. I'd never seen
> anything
> like it.
>
> Jill

Stash Tea had a setup lie that, some herbals, Earl Grey, etc. . You could
choose the bag you wanted. Sadly, most still brought you the tepid water .

In article >, Michael Odom
> wrote:

> On Mon, 30 May 2005 08:14:23 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> > wrote:
>
> >How old were you when you started drinking coffee?
> >
> >I don't remember not drinking it. Always with milk and sugar. Still

> >knew she loved me. <sigh> Sam's been drinking coffee with us since she
> >could walk. More milk than coffee. The Circle of Life. <wipes tear
> >from eye.>

> My grandmother would make me cafe au lait with huge amounts of sugar

See? It's part of our job description. :-)
--
-Barb, <http://www.jamlady.eboard.com> 5/8/05.
"Are we going to measure, or are we going to cook?" -Food Critic Mimi Sheraton

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
> How old were you when you started drinking coffee?

About 4 or 5; one spoonful of strong Dutch coffee in a cup of milk.

>
> I don't remember not drinking it. Always with milk and sugar.


Used to drink it with milk (Dutch 'koffiemelk' of a preference) and
sugar. Then one weekend didn't have and milk and couldn't be bothered to
get any. So it was black with sugar. Until I ran out of sugar...

Still
> that way. Probably more milk than coffee then. My fondest memory of
> my mom is that when I was in high school and after, she'd bring me a cup
> of coffee while I stood in front of the bathroom mirror getting ready
> for school or work. "Good morning, Barbie. Did you sleep well?" I
> knew she loved me. <sigh> Sam's been drinking coffee with us since she
> could walk. More milk than coffee. The Circle of Life. <wipes tear
> from eye.>

Very nice. It was always a ritual in our house. The Melitta filter,
freshly ground coffee, nice china pot, waiting for it to drip.
Now it's the coffee maker and <ducking> Folger's more often than not.
The 'good' coffee gets trotted out at weekends LOL.

> Non-coffee drinkers need not apply.


Quite right I say!

In article >, Margaret Suran
> wrote:
> I drink three or four cups of coffee first thing in the morning, then
> none for the rest of the day.
>
> As for alcohol, I drink....

We know, Dearie. We've got pictures.
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-Barb, <http://www.jamlady.eboard.com> 5/8/05.
"Are we going to measure, or are we going to cook?" -Food Critic Mimi Sheraton

In article >, "Elisa"
> wrote:

> "Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
> ...
> > How old were you when you started drinking coffee?
> >
> > I don't remember not drinking it. Always with milk and sugar. Still

> I don't remember not drinking coffee either. We used to visit
> grandma on Sundays and she had a beautiful tea cup collection in a
> china cabinet. She would pick the special tea cup for me and pour my
> coffee for me. Lots of milk and sugar. Those tea cups were really
> pretty and really special (I wonder what happened to them?). I knew
> I was loved too.

> Elisa

Oooh, cool idea, Elisa. Thank you. I have some cups from Russia that I
might use for The Kid.
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-Barb, <http://www.jamlady.eboard.com> 5/8/05.
"Are we going to measure, or are we going to cook?" -Food Critic Mimi Sheraton

In article .com>,
"Sheldon" > wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > How old were you when you started drinking coffee?
>
> Began drinking coffee about age 12... hey, why would I begin earlier
> when I began drinking beer at age 1 and schnapps about age 3... my
> first words were "more beer". My grandfather would serve me beer in a
> shot glass... I'm probably the only kid in the world with pictures of
> me sitting in a high chair with his fist wrapped around a shot glass
> filled with liquid with a head... that mustache on my upper lip ain't
> milk... Got Ruppert!

ROFL!!
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-Barb, <http://www.jamlady.eboard.com> 5/8/05.
"Are we going to measure, or are we going to cook?" -Food Critic Mimi Sheraton

I first drank coffee in the Navy. During the midwatch, you had been
awakened at 11:15 (p.m.) and never really got to go back to sleep, since
the watch ended at 4 a.m. The bridge was totally darkened except for low
level red light. There was usually nothing happening -- when crossing
the Atlantic or Pacific, the average watch consisted of sailing for 4
hours on the same course without ever seeing another vessel. And you HAD
to keep awake.

The messenger of the watch knew the best places on ship for coffee (on
ours, it was the signalman) and he would bring it. We drank it more for
the drug effect than the flavor. It never kept me awake (still doesn't,
I can have espresso at 10 p.m. and be asleep by 11) but I got in the
habit. Black, of course, with no milk/cream or sugar. The only way to
taste the coffee.

meyer wrote:
> I first drank coffee in the Navy. During the midwatch, you had been
> awakened at 11:15 (p.m.) and never really got to go back to sleep, since
> the watch ended at 4 a.m. The bridge was totally darkened except for low
> level red light. There was usually nothing happening -- when crossing
> the Atlantic or Pacific, the average watch consisted of sailing for 4
> hours on the same course without ever seeing another vessel. And you HAD
> to keep awake.
>
> The messenger of the watch knew the best places on ship for coffee (on
> ours, it was the signalman) and he would bring it. We drank it more for
> the drug effect than the flavor. It never kept me awake (still doesn't,
> I can have espresso at 10 p.m. and be asleep by 11) but I got in the
> habit. Black, of course, with no milk/cream or sugar. The only way to
> taste the coffee.