jimmar wrote on Oct 24^th, 2014 at 12:31pm:


Just having little fun Jimmar
I'm just curious and a little bemused on how a guy like yourself who submitted a oft quoted "manly" limerick like you did, would publicly admit to liking Pumpkin Pie spice latte's.

I'll end my posts with a couple more thoughts on the subject.

For people who are not into spending their hard earned money on a $3-4 dollar caffeine beverage, here's a little trick I learned from a couple who are the ultimate "foodies", but careful with their money.

Take whatever bulk coffee you prefer ( Folgers/ Maxwell House/ etc, and after you add your normal volume to your brewing device of choice, add a small amount of vanilla bean on top of it.

You can also sprinkle cinnamon on top instead of vanilla bean if you like that taste. Cinnamon has many good health benefits. You could also sprinkle Pumpkin Pie Spice over your favorite coffee IF that's your guilty pleasure.

You'll have to experiment a little. More if you like a little sweeter/vanilla taste, less if you don't.
Vanilla is a natural "anti-acid" and will smooth out or eliminate any bitter/acidic taste your economy brew might have.
Basically your getting a premium taste on a budget.

And the second is for people who rather have the cash in their pocket/bank account for their futures and not Starbucks.

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In my defense, what I occasionally indulge in is a LARGE (not vente whatever it is) Timmy Hortons coffee with cream and a pumpkin spice flavor shot, no sugar. Not truly a latte. Don't even know fer sure what a latte is I guess. I used to drink it like a man, hot and black, but one day accidentally go the wrong order and thought "hmmm this tastes kinda good".

At home I drink the run of the mill brand coffee from an automatic drip maker and I drink it black, but will occasionally stir in a teaspoon of black strap molasses to take off the sharp edges.

Now as to my manliness....I still don't refuse to drink my mother-in-laws coffee, which is the grittiest, foulest tasting, bitter concoction that I have ever ingested.

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Ordered some Gene Hicks sampler packs today. Sounded pretty good.

I think the finum filter is small light and less hassle than the filter bags. It easily slides into my small stainless cup. I simply throw grounds in boiling water, wait a minute or two and pour through the filter into my cup.

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