My
cousin Gwen was musing about what coffee is best. She had tried Starbucks and
wasn’t too impressed. Then she asked what kind of coffee our grandma used. I
remember those colorful one pound cans with the key you used to twist off a
strip around the top of the can.
If I
remember rightly, Grandma Hammond used Hills Brothers a lot, but she also used
Folgers. Mother and Father used Rejoice coffee in Peoria, but that's a local brand.
Jim's family used Kroger's Eight-O'Clock which turns out to be pretty good
coffee and still available.
My
daughter Robin and her husband Chris are coffee connoisseurs and swear by the
Sam's Member’s Mark 100% Arabica which they grind themselves. I find it a chore
to grind my own beans, but they grind enough for a whole week at one time. If I
could ever figure out how much that would be, I could do it, too.
Personally,
I just stick to Sam's Great Value decaf and Folgers Vanilla. In a 12-cup pot
(which is not really 12 measuring cups worth), I put 1/3 cup of decaf and 1/6
cup of the vanilla. Ahhh. It's good. Even tastes good the next day heated in
the microwave.
Our
favorite coffee "on the go" is McDonalds. I don't think it can be
beat. I just wish I could buy the grounds so I could make it at home.
