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Title: cocoa,
Post by: alfred on January 26, 2022, 03:42:04 PM
I don't think any member of my family likes cocoa, but drinking chocolate seems more favourable , myself I'm a tea drinker and on very rare occasions i  have  the odd mug of coffee,

Q;  what do you like in the way of refreshments, and will you tell us your favourites,
Title: Re: cocoa,
Post by: Alex on January 26, 2022, 03:43:11 PM
I bought a tin of Salted Caramel drinking chocolate from Lidl, very very sweet but comforting. :upvote:
Title: Re: cocoa,
Post by: klondike on January 26, 2022, 03:55:43 PM
I like chocolate (too much) but not drinking chocolate or cocoa.
Title: Re: cocoa,
Post by: Scrumpy on January 26, 2022, 04:09:58 PM

I don't drink chocolate.. or any 'pop' drinks..
I like Apple and Mango pure drink.. sometimes.
Tea in the morning.. I really enjoy my one cup of coffee mid morning.. and Ovaltine for bedtime.. It all sounds boring.
Title: Re: cocoa,
Post by: Alex on January 26, 2022, 04:18:25 PM
Ovaltine !  I remember this song :grin:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMyY1hTqTzc
Title: Re: cocoa,
Post by: Scrumpy on January 26, 2022, 04:21:18 PM
That will be the one.!!!
I'm an old fashioned girl.. Cheap maintenance..
Title: Re: cocoa,
Post by: Michael Rolls on January 26, 2022, 04:48:55 PM
Veronica and I always had a Cadbury's Hot Drinking Chocolate immediately before bedtime, but some reason I just can't explain, I haven't had it since she died.
Come to think of it - I haven't slept anything like as well once on my own. I wonder if the hot chocolate had anything to do with sleeping better?
Mike
Title: Re: cocoa,
Post by: Alex on January 26, 2022, 07:12:52 PM
Worth a try Mike  :upvote:

I read about some tea on sale in Aldi that's  supposed to make you sleep but when I went in on Saturday they'd sold out, must be an awful lot of bad sleepers around :)
Title: Re: cocoa,
Post by: Jacqueline on January 26, 2022, 07:27:43 PM
Aldi's low calorie Drinking Chocolate at 99p is as  good as the more expensive ones, they do an ordinary version too.  Not seen the sleep tea, could do with some of that.  I tired a different one before it was vile though.
Title: Re: cocoa,
Post by: Alex on January 26, 2022, 08:21:41 PM
Not tried their drinking choc yet Jacq, but I do most of my shop in Aldi now.
This is the tea
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/newsbirmingham/aldi-shoppers-say-new-89p-sleep-tea-is-better-than-sleeping-pills/ar-AASMKi0
Title: Re: cocoa,
Post by: Jacqueline on January 26, 2022, 10:10:58 PM
Thanks Alex will give it a try providing they have some on the shelf.
Title: Re: cocoa,
Post by: zoony on January 27, 2022, 01:09:18 AM
I used to have a mug of sweetened hot chocolate if I'd been out gardening in winter.. Always warming..
Title: Re: cocoa,
Post by: -Oy- on January 27, 2022, 09:05:34 AM
I'm a confirmed coffee addict. The day starts with coffee - from a Dolce Gusto machine. My absolute fave is from a coffee shop/cafe on the Albert Dock in Liverpool calle Ruebens. Lovely stuff - not overly strong but very tasty!

Tale: There's a little cafe near the railway station in Ramsbottom (stop sniggering) called 'The Cultured Bean' that has a separate coffee menu. All rated for strength with little coffee bean icons. So me being a bloke, I ordered a cafetiere of the strongest - 8 bean icons. It was a Columbian dark roast. It was VERY strong - and 30minutes later my vision started to get very sharp and shakey! I had to wait a good 2 hours before I was in any state to drive home! I'd have been in a better state to drive if I'd had a skinful in the pub across the road. Lesson learned lol.
Title: Re: cocoa,
Post by: Michael Rolls on January 27, 2022, 09:08:55 AM
Good Lord - I have never experienced a caffeine 'fix' - perhaps not drinking the right stuff, but I do remember that Ian Gillespie, one of our ophthalmic surgeons never drank coffee in the 24 hours before he had a theatre list
Mike
Title: Re: cocoa,
Post by: Scrumpy on January 27, 2022, 10:28:08 AM

Strong coffee.. No, no.. I couldn't cope with it..
Title: Re: cocoa,
Post by: Michael Rolls on January 27, 2022, 10:33:57 AM
 mentioned drinking chocolate and just looked in the cupboard - I have an unopened tin - but it is six years past its 'best by' date. Is it likely to be OK to use? Given that it is effectively just cocoa powder and sugar, surely there's not much to go wrong?
Mike
Title: Re: cocoa,
Post by: klondike on January 27, 2022, 12:23:08 PM
Just pin a note on your clothes before you try it - might help the paramedics  :grin:

More seriously it probably cost £1. Just bin it.
Title: Re: cocoa,
Post by: crabbyob on January 27, 2022, 12:29:57 PM
as a child we had a coffee perculater and if they had ground coffee then that was what they drank, but while i liked the smell of coffee i have never really been a big drinker...
now when my granny made coffee she always put an egg shell in with the grounds...has anyone ever heard of that? if so why did she?
Title: Re: cocoa,
Post by: Michael Rolls on January 27, 2022, 01:22:26 PM
Quote from: klondike on January 27, 2022, 12:23:08 PM
Just pin a note on your clothes before you try it - might help the paramedics  :grin:

More seriously it probably cost £1. Just bin it.
You've convinced me - I'll get some fresh on the next Tesco delivery
Title: Re: cocoa,
Post by: crabbyob on January 27, 2022, 01:52:49 PM
if you do then please put it at the front of yer shelves not the back..
Title: Re: cocoa,
Post by: Alex on January 27, 2022, 01:54:38 PM
Quote from: crabbyob on January 27, 2022, 12:29:57 PM
as a child we had a coffee perculater and if they had ground coffee then that was what they drank, but while i liked the smell of coffee i have never really been a big drinker...
now when my granny made coffee she always put an egg shell in with the grounds...has anyone ever heard of that? if so why did she?

I've never heard of that crabbyob, but I do put a couple of grains of salt in with filter coffee it's supposed to reduce any bitterness
Title: Re: cocoa,
Post by: zoony on January 27, 2022, 02:13:16 PM
Quote from: crabbyob on January 27, 2022, 12:29:57 PM
as a child we had a coffee perculater and if they had ground coffee then that was what they drank, but while i liked the smell of coffee i have never really been a big drinker...
now when my granny made coffee she always put an egg shell in with the grounds...has anyone ever heard of that? if so why did she?


I've heard of it in relation to poor quality coffee or re-used grounds..A few bits of (clean) eggshell takes out some of the acidity which is why it tastes bitter. Too much of a faf for most..
Title: Re: cocoa,
Post by: klondike on January 27, 2022, 02:22:08 PM
Quote from: Michael Rolls on January 27, 2022, 01:22:26 PM
You've convinced me - I'll get some fresh on the next Tesco delivery
Now that is like my mum. I told the tale of the grapefruit segments unused long enough for the tin to be rusty which I ate then found the tin replaced next time I  visited.

If you haven't touched it in over 6 years why would you feel the need to replace it?
Title: Re: cocoa,
Post by: crabbyob on January 27, 2022, 08:09:07 PM
it was in the fifties when i saw her use the Egg shells, so i have no doubt it wasnt the coffee grounds first perk...
Title: Re: cocoa,
Post by: Michael Rolls on January 27, 2022, 08:56:42 PM
Quote from: klondike on January 27, 2022, 02:22:08 PM
Now that is like my mum. I told the tale of the grapefruit segments unused long enough for the tin to be rusty which I ate then found the tin replaced next time I  visited.

If you haven't touched it in over 6 years why would you feel the need to replace it?
Because of the 'use by'
Mike
Title: Re: cocoa,
Post by: klondike on January 27, 2022, 09:45:08 PM
That's a reason to bin it. It isn't a reason to buy another tin to bin 6 years on.
Title: Re: cocoa,
Post by: Michael Rolls on January 28, 2022, 03:07:20 AM
 :rofl: :rofl:
Title: Re: cocoa,
Post by: crabbyob on January 28, 2022, 11:55:22 AM
i sometimes get this 'feeling' about Mike.. :fishing:
Title: Re: cocoa,
Post by: Michael Rolls on January 28, 2022, 03:28:08 PM
tell more  [1080]
Title: Re: cocoa,
Post by: crabbyob on January 28, 2022, 04:03:55 PM
i refuse on the grounds youve probably been snoozing and are mentaly alert
klondike says lerts can be dangerous...
Title: Re: cocoa,
Post by: Michael Rolls on January 28, 2022, 04:30:27 PM
but properly trained, they make lovely pets - hence keep alert
Mike
Title: Re: cocoa,
Post by: klondike on January 28, 2022, 04:58:55 PM
It's the waking you up early that's the problem. Well known for it.