Coffee

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Coffee

Unplugged A few months ago I watched a Discovery Channel (I think) deal on coffee, and how it's made.  What I learned was that there are two species of coffee beans, Robusta, and  Arabica.  Think of Robusta as, oh I dunno, cheap crap, while Arabica is the premium. I will stipulate that Starbucks (Arabica) is the best coffee I've ever tasted, and I really do believe that in the near future there will be a huge scandal, on the order of tobacco, when it's learned that they're lacing the Dulce de Leche Frappuccino with heroin.  But, I digress.  I don't buy Starbucks coffee for home use,  because it's $15 a pound at BJ's ($500/Lb at Giant), whereas Maxwell House is in the $2.75/pound range.  Friday I went to BJ's for stuff, including coffee.  This was new.  Dammit, how am I supposed to blog without a camera to take pictures?  This is getting annoying.  Wait.  Aha!  Why we win.  I scanned it.  Would you believe that this is now the only picture on the web of this company's new can?  It is.  Wait, it's possible that it's the old can, but I never noticed the "100% Arabica" legend before.  No matter, I bought it. But that's not what I wanted to tell you. Yesterday when MoSup came down she volunteered, "It smells like Starbucks in here."  After diluting it by 50% with International Delight Belgian White Chocolate Macadamia flavoring, who the hell knows how it tastes?  But, oh, the aroma!