Alpo Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 They referenced it one time in a Castle episode. And in a Whiteboard strip, Doc's girlfriend Cara, who owns a coffee shop, is talking about having a nutmeg shaker in the selection of supplies she's taken to a paintball tournament. Two references from such far apart things made me think about it. In large doses it can be a hallucinogenic. Hmmm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 ........... no, .... but I put a goodly shake of Cinnamon Sugar in mine every morning 🙃 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantankerous Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 No. However, a shot of Jamison whiskey does a cuppajoe up right. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Coffinmaker Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 YUCK!! The only acceptable additive for Coffee is . . . . More Coffee!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Colorado Coffinmaker said: YUCK!! The only acceptable additive for Coffee is . . . . More Coffee!! Odd comment, considering that one of the big selling points of the Sacred Arbuckle's Coffee was that the beans had a sugar glaze on them to sweeten the coffee. Also, from Hardtack and Coffee: Quote But your plain, straightforward old veteran, who had shed all his poetry and romance, if he had ever possessed any, who had roughed it up and down " Old Virginny," man and boy, for many months, and who had tried all plans under all circumstances, took out an oblong plain cloth bag, which looked as immaculate as the every-day shirt of a coal-heaver, and into it scooped without ceremony both his sugar and coffee, and stirred them thoroughly together. There was method in this plan. He had learned from a hard experience that his sugar was a better investment thus disposed of than in any other way; for on several occasions he had eaten it with his hardtack a little at a time, had got it wet and melted in a rain, or, what happened fully as often, had sweetened his coffee to his taste when the sugar was kept separate, and in consequence had several messes of coffee to drink without sweetening, which was not to his taste. The reader already knows that milk was a luxury in the army. It was a new experience for all soldiers to drink coffee without milk. But they soon learned to make a virtue of a necessity, and I doubt whether one man in ten, before the war closed, would have used the lactic fluid in his coffee from choice. Condensed milk of two brands, the Lewis and Borden was to be had at the sutler's when sutlers were handy, and occasionally milk was brought in from the udders of stray cows, the men milking them into their canteens; but this was early in the war. Later, war-swept Virginia afforded very few of these brutes, for they were regarded by the armies as more valuable for beef than for milking purposes, and only those survived that were kept apart from lines of march. Seems that, in the era of the War of 1861 and into the Cowboy Era (hence the Arbuckles reference), that light and sweet was the preferred way for men to drink coffee. To answer the OP, yes, I'll sometimes grate a little fresh nutmeg into my coffee. As to the hallucinogenic properties - you need 5 grams to reach the lower threshold, and 1 teaspoon of it, grated, is 2 to 2.5 grams. I would think that putting that much into a cup of coffee would make you vomit from the intense flavor. Quote This article was first published in The Skeptical Inquirer. At high enough concentrations? Yes, nutmeg really can be a hallucinogen, creating effects similar to MDMA compounds. It owes its psychoactive side effects to myristicin, an anticholinergic (it blocks the action of a neurotransmitter acetylcholine). There is also some potential effect from another compound in nutmeg—elemicin, which also has anticholinergic-like effects. Symptoms include hallucinations, vomiting, dizziness, and sleepiness. Intoxication takes several hours to reach maximum effect, and the effects may last for days. So how much nutmeg is too much nutmeg? The minimum dosage that can cause a psychogenic effect is around five grams of ground nutmeg, which contains one to two mg of myristicin. So, unless you’re using some seriously unconventional recipes, you should be fine. Edited June 24 by Subdeacon Joe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Coffinmaker Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 I can't help it if those "Men" in the Halcyon days of yesteryear were Coffee WIMPS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted June 24 Author Share Posted June 24 28 minutes ago, Subdeacon Joe said: As to the hallucinogenic properties - you need 5 grams to reach the lower threshold, and 1 teaspoon of it, grated, is 2 to 2.5 grams. I would think that putting that much into a cup of coffee would make you vomit from the intense flavor This is the first I heard of nutmeg being hallucinogenic. Jamie is a chef (he was in a car wreck in case anyone is wondering about the neck brace or the cast). Ellen is having a party. Jamie made a fancy dessert for her party. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted June 24 Author Share Posted June 24 In the movie, LOOK WHO'S TALKING, there's a scene where John Revolting is explaining coffee to Baby Mikey. "Now this is coffee regular. That means milk and two sugars." And I was listening to that thinking WHAT??!!?? IF YOU WANTED HOT MILK AND SUGAR WHY THE HELL DID YOU ORDER COFFEE??? I used to have a job installing window blinds, and frequently the customers would ask me if I would care for a cup of coffee while I was doing my job. And when I told them "yes thank you" they would ask what I wanted in my coffee. I always told them "coffee". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted June 24 Author Share Posted June 24 Book I was reading one time. Took place during the time period of the revolution. Possibly this was Johnny Tremaine, but I'm not sure. The protagonist has come upon some money, and went to the tavern and ordered both coffee and hot chocolate. He had frequently smelled them while passing the tavern, but it never tasted them before. But they smelled so good he just had to try them. He was pleased to find out that the chocolate was delicious. And appalled to find out just how nasty coffee was. I read something a few months ago that said that the nastiness of coffee was what people put up with to get the buzz of caffeine. I suppose it's an acquired taste. When I started drinking coffee I put milk and sugar in it. But one time on a Boy Scout campout, it was cold as hell, and the coffee was there, but there was neither milk nor sugar available. Two cups of black coffee later, and I have never drank it any other way. In the last 50 years. Well, that's not really true. Occasionally I put some Baileys in it. That's pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 1 minute ago, Alpo said: Well, that's not really true. Occasionally I put some Baileys in it. That's pretty good. Sugar, cream, and booze. As you pointed out, coffee is pretty nasty on its own. A little sugar tames the bitter and elevates the more subtle flavors. A little milk, or especially cream, adds a richness. But somehow, listening and reading about coffee, there is a perception that "real men" don't put, and never have put, anything in their coffee, other than maybe some rotgut whiskey, to smooth the harsh edges. Re booze in coffee, I've never developed a taste for it, other than an occasional Irish Coffee. Booze in coffee, to me anyway, just tastes like hot alcohol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 I’ve never put anything in my coffee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 I never put coffee in me!! allergic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 All I put in my coffee is SUGAR. Lots and lots of sugar. I don't really like coffee but it's a pretty good medium for getting the sugar into my system. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Old Man Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 The only time I drank any coffee, 1 week before DEROS from Vietnam, I volunteered to go up as door gunner on our chopper. Went out to air field with pilots. They said we'll go get coffee. I said I don't drink that stuff. They said. then you ain't flying with us. So I got a 1/2 cup of coffee and the rest was cream and sugar. I took a couple of swallows and tossed the rest. 1st and only time to drink that crap. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 11 hours ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: All I put in my coffee is SUGAR. Lots and lots of sugar. I don't really like coffee but it's a pretty good medium for getting the sugar into my system. ............ yep 12-15 spoonfulls; ....... but don't stir it 'cause we don't like it sweet ...... 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 There was a coffee shop near my apartment in Ukraine . I’d stop there once in a while. One time they said their coffee machine was broken, would I like some tea. It was out for over a week. My god, if your business is coffee , wouldn’t you have priority on getting it fixed? Or having two machines? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgavin Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 I add a cap of real vanilla and a shake of cinnamon to each pour-over pot I brew. This recipe is entirely repeatable, and guarantees WAF at every cup. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 18 hours ago, Alpo said: "Now this is coffee regular. That means milk and two sugars." How much milk? Two drops? Half a pint? A pint of milk and two drops of coffee? Not enough information for your claim of "hot milk and sugar." For that matter, what kind of coffee? One of those over-roasted robusta blends that tastes like straight quinine? How was it brewed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 5 minutes ago, Subdeacon Joe said: How much milk? Two drops? Half a pint? A pint of milk and two drops of coffee? Not enough information for your claim of "hot milk and sugar." For that matter, what kind of coffee? One of those over-roasted robusta blends that tastes like straight quinine? How was it brewed? I quit smoking because there were so many questions. ‘T’s why I like my coffee hot, black, and strong. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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