Conference turris::cooks

    My favorite is just coffee with Tia Maria, but Amaretto, Kahlua,
    Sambuca, and many others work well, too.  You might add a couple of
    "nips" (single shot bottles) to the basket, too!

    Many liquor stores have little recipe books which are complimentary.  
    I think the Kahula book has a couple of hot coffee drinks.
    
    Mary

    For me there's nothing like a good expresso! I also like a capuchino,
    and for everyday, plain coffee & milk. Expresso I can have at any time,
    anywhere and as many as you want with no problems at all! I just love
    it.

    A hearty one is Jack Daniel's and Bailey's.

    Sprinkle some cinnamon in with the coffee when it's brewing, it gives
    the coffee a nice flavor.
    
    Now I have a question.  My fiance loves a good french roasted coffee,
    and for Christmas I'm buying him a coffee grinder and some different
    coffee's.  Does anyone have any recommendations for buying the coffee
    beans (anyplace in the Nashua area carry a better brand...etc)?

I had seen a note in the coffee file recommending a new place at the intersection
of 2A and 27, called the DAILY GRIND.  It has some wonderful choices.  I just 
have to drive past there several times a month to go to Parker Street.

However, I live in Brookline and locally the best place I have found in at the
Mall of NH.  There is a pushcart vendor there that stocks unusual coffees and 
teas.  I have been very pleased with the quality of their coffees.

dana

    Dana,
    
    2A and 27, is that in Acton.  What I'm thinking of is a small shopping
    plaza on one corner and gas stations across from it on both 2A and 27
    (or am I way off base?)
    
    Sandy

			Coffee Drinks


You will need "thickened" cream for these.  Sweeten heavy whipping cream
to taste with superfine or even powdered sugar - I use approx. 2 tablespoons
sugar per cup of cream.  Whip cream by hand with a wire whisk
just until well thickened, but not whipped in the traditional
sense.  Optionally, you can add 1 teaspoon vanilla (real only) for each 2 cups
of heavy cream.

	Mix 6 oz. strong, hot coffee with 1 shot of Kahlua, 1 shot of
	well aged dark rum (Meyers or Bacardi Dark) and serve with a generous
	dollop of sweetened "thickened" cream on top.

	Mix 6 oz. strong, hot coffee with a double shot of Spiced Rum
	(sold in bottles with this name).  Top with sweetened thickened
	cream and dust the top with cinnamon.  Add a cinnamon stick to
	use as a stir if you desire (and you can find a shallow enough
	cup to allow for this).

	Mix 6 oz. strong, hot coffee with a double shot of Truffles Liqueur
	(this is a chocolate liqueur).  Top with thickened cream.
	Dust the top with grated bitter-sweet chocolate.

	Mix 6 oz. strong, hot coffee with 1 shot of Irish Cream and 1
	shot of Irish.  Top with thickened cream. (This is lethal and doesn't
	taste it - beware!!)

	Mix 6 oz. strong, hot coffee with a double shot creme de menthe (white
	is preferred).  Top with thickened cream and add a peppermint
	candy cane as a stir.

	Mix 6 oz. strong, black coffee with a shot of fine brandy.
	Sweeten to taste with superfine sugar.  Add a lemon peel curl
	that has been flamed over a match to remove the harsh flavor.
	Do not top with cream.


Do not drink these and drive.  You may feel alert, but you are still impaired
after comsumption of the alcohol.  Contrary to opinion, the alcohol does
not "evaporate".  

			Have a Happy Holiday!

Sandy, 

When I'm coming south on 27, the plaza is on my right...it looks fairly new and
has about 10 - 12 shops in it.  Yes, it is Acton.

dana

    I LOVE the coffee from Green Mountain Coffee, headquartered in
    Waterbury, Vermont.  My hubbie is from Portland, and we go to the Green
    Mountain Coffee Shop every time we're up there.  The last time we were
    there in the Fall, Kip bought me a pound of RAINFOREST NUT coffee.  By
    far the BEST flavored coffee I have *ever* had!  I'm totally hooked
    now, and I order by phone.  
    
    P.S.  A certain percentage of all proceeds for the sale of Rainforest 
          Nut does get donated by Green Mountain to help save the forests.
    
    Here's some info on Green Mountain Coffee Shop:
    
    MAIL ORDER [credit card/etc]	33 Coffee Lane
    					Waterbury, VT  05676
    					1/800-223-6768
    
    RETAIL:	Mad River Green, Waisfield, VT  05673
    		802/496-5470
    
    		The Champlain Mill, Winooski, VT  05404
    		802/655-0214
    
    		15 Temple Street, Portland, ME  04101
    		207/773-4475
    
    		101 John Roberts Road, S. Portland, ME  04106
    		207/773-3036
    
    		Champlain Centre North, Plattsburgh, NY  12901
    		518/561-5797
    
    		Champlain Centre South
    		518/561-5923
    
    		Town Centre Bldg., 29 S. Main St., W. Hartford, CT
    
    
    P.S.  I'm giving a coffee grinder, and a couple pounds of Rain Forest
          Nut to my brother-- who is also a gourmet coffee lover!

    
    	reply to #.12 
    
    	You can also buy Green Mountain Coffee at Jordan Marsh store in the
    Pheasant Lane mall and a new "Coffee" shop in Derry, N.H. beside the
    Cumberland Farms on East Broadway.
    
    	Yes, I did try the Rainforrest Nut - very good!