Russell Chapman wrote:
>
> David Hobby wrote:
>
> >You don't say if she brews once or twice a day. Unless
> >she is a purist (whole beans in the freezer, ground fresh each
> >time), she might be able to use a thermal carafe to save half the
> >morning coffee to drink at night. Again, depending what a "cup"
> >is. A small amount of coffee would get cold, and not taste quite
> >the same warmed up. (But I am fairly particular about coffee,
> >and still drink rewarmed coffee if need be.)
> >
> Ewww - you make me feel like a coffee nazi, and I'm nowhere near as bad
> as some of my friends.
You want bad? Try this, cross-posted from the Culture list:
If you want caffeine to stay awake: get coarsly ground coffee, put three
handfuls of coffee into one liter of boiling water. Let it simmer for
some minutes, add a pinch of salt and pour into your large cup.
--
//Morten Torstensen
> >On collective nouns: Why is it "less sand" or "more data",
> >but still "fewer grounds"?
> >
> Because it is fewer grains or less sand, fewer bits or less data, fewer
> grounds or less coffee...
>
But coffee is the wet stuff. The powder it is made from,
looking much like sand, is "coffee grounds". Why is this not a
collective noun? I WANT a collective noun...
---David
GCU Synchronicity at the same time
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