My dad usually made the coffe camping, and I never thought to know just what he put in it. I think there was something there besides coffee. I would love to have my daddy back making that coffee again. Louise ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Crim" <ddcrim@gmail.com> To: <memory-lane@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 3:44 AM Subject: Re: [ML] Cups and saucers > Being a hunter, I have had gallons of camp fire coffee and absolutely > loved > it. No, it wasn't as consistent as the coffee made in coffee brewers we > have today but maybe that was part of the fun. Perhaps it was, as you > suggest, the camp fire smoke and ashes that enhanced the flavor, I can't > say > but I do know I loved the coffee... Excellent memories.... > > :-)* > > > On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 9:46 PM, Louise Valine > <antique1931@saber.net>wrote: > >> I think the coffee being boiled on the wood stove was hotter than the >> elec. >> coffee pots now. I know camp fire coffe is hotter than here at home. No >> wonder they poured it in the saucers to cool.I know my dad used to make >> the >> coffee over the camp fire. Was so good. Maybe it is the smoke and a >> little >> dust or ashes blowing in it. I guess we are to modern now. >> going with son and wife to the coast with the trailer. I will be glad to >> be >> inside as it isn't supposed to be very good weather, so will be alot >> warmer >> than a tent or the old trailer. But should be fun. Don't think it will >> rain all the time. We have been there before when it rained and it kind >> of >> came and went. >> Louise >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Jerrian" <jerrian@mchsi.com> >> To: <memory-lane@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 9:52 AM >> Subject: [ML] Cups and saucers >> >> >> >I too, remember my grandfather in Iowa, pouring his coffee into the >> >saucer >> > to cool off. I learned how to make boiled coffee in the big coffee pot >> > (wish >> > I had one today) from my grandma, who also preferred her wood cookstove >> to >> > her electric one. She very seldom used it. Couldn't put her iron on it, >> > nor >> > her little curling iron for her hair. Only the wood cook stove would >> > do. >> > Besides, it added heat to the old kitchen. Now, those women had to >> > really >> > know how to cook. The old recipes never had a time or a temperature on >> > them. >> > Just 'in a moderate oven until done". >> > I have many stacks of saucers, that go with the cups with the >> > modern >> > handles. They hardly ever get used. Just take up space. Don't want to >> > get >> > rid of them however, because they go with the dishes. Men, in >> > particular >> > do >> > not like those handles as their fingers are bigger and they get stuck >> > in >> > them, so mugs in a variety of colors and styles, are the thing, in my >> > kitchen, for everyday, anyway. :0) That boiled coffee WAS HOT, and oh, >> so >> > good!! Jerrian >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm >> > >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> > the >> > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message