Early Start With Java

Ah, well, so today, though slow and chilly hasn’t been that bad. I don’t feel up to par but I feel a lot better. Does this mean the house will be cleaned? Doubt it! It means I’ll sit back and enjoy this cup of java. I use to make coffee for IU back in the day. Oh the Women’s Studies Dept hated that I was the coffee girl but they didn’t hesitate to come up and buy it. I was technically the secretary but I think I typed a letter once a month and picked up the mail. Basically they wanted me to keep the coffee pot filled. I was fresh out of high school working at Indiana University for $6.00 an hour but all I did was make coffee. I figure with that bit of change per hour I was doing okay until 30 days later when the insurance benefits kicked in. That’s when I knew I was sitting on gold! Health insurance for making college profs coffee. I could deal with that. I’ve kept some of those contacts too.

The lady in the History Dept use to make the coffee but since she had real work to do they started letting the new girl do it, me. Well, after a bit I decided to mess with people and toss up a tip cup. People gave tips in that cup. The lady at the History Dept. came over and said, “You little shit, I’ve been here for umpteen years and never thought to put up a tip cup. You little shit!” she walked out laughing. Well, what I did next got the same response. See, people came in and paid a quarter for the coffee and then left a quarter tip but sometimes they came in to get change for a dollar or more. I told them that I was running a coffee shop in the African-American Studies Dept not a bank. I charged 20% to make change. LOL. They did it. My supervisor didn’t care at all as long as I kept that coffee pot full he didn’t care what I did. So, I started coming up with all these extras for the coffee. They usually went over well but one didn’t. I was told to never make that fu-fu coffee again. I got the idea from a catalog that we bought our coffee from, some expensive place that I can’t believe people get coffee from. I have to say right now I’m drinking that combo and it’s still good for me but every time I drink it I laugh because I hear the super telling me to never make that fu-fu coffee again because there were no yuppies or snots in his Dept. So, Dr. H.B with your PhD, new BMW, two children in private schools, long time wife, beautiful home in one of the best neighborhoods in Indy, this cup is for you!

• One pot of coffee
• Sugar and creamer to taste
• * Tad bit of cinnamon
• Tad bit of vanilla extract

If you’ve feeling adventurous add a bit of chocolate syrup. I like it both ways but I prefer it without the chocolate.

* Make each cup individually. Add the dry ingredients then the coffee or the cinnamon will not dissolve well enough.

I got this from a catalog back in 1990 but I can’t remember which one it was. There are cinnamon creamers you can buy at Wally World and what not but hey, if you have cinnamon and creamer at home why waste the money on buying something totally different? In Culinary School we learned that in the restaurant business you don’t buy ingredients that are only used in one dish. I keep that in mind when I purchase things in the store. I can only do one thing with cinnamon creamer but with the two separate ingredients I can do a heck of a lot. It’s cheaper and it allows for variety without waste.

cheers

Aussie