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Tuesday, August 24, 2004
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"In 1954, most home coffee drinkers in the U.S. used electric percolators" explains Gregory Dicum, author with Nina Luttinger of The Coffee Book: Anatomy of an Industry from Crop to the Last Drop, when I called him for input. "And make sure you brew it weakly," he instructs. "You should be able to see your spoon all the way to the bottom of a '50s-style coffee cup." First wine, then beer, then coffee--American liquid cuisine has come a long way in recent decades. Hopefully tea is next?
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Cerulean. Describes the beautiful weather we have been having. The crispness of fall, but the long daylight of summer. Doesn't get any better.
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