Morning Coffee

Just a descriptive memory bit

Boiled coffee always opens my eyes better then drip, but this morning that rich smokey flavor isn't coming through. This morning it has a wang . . . this morning I added water to yesterday's grounds as I was too sleepy to clean the pot and start with new grounds. Oh my, not really the sort of eye opener I was hoping for, and definitely not the kind I was expecting. It's not bad, but it does leave something to be wanted. I will try adding some vanilla caramel creamer to it, can't hurt, might help. But I am generally not a dessert coffee for breakfast kind of gal. Hmmm well it still isn't what I prefer, but if it wakes me I can deal with it.

Sadly I can already tell it is NOT going to do the job . . . guess I'll be cleaning the pot and making fresh after all.

I grew up hearing “waste not, want not” and “haste makes waste”. So many time I find this to be true. This morning I didn't want to wait for a fresh pot to boil so I took a “short cut”. The result was weak coffee with very little flavor, even with creamer added.

Now for those youngsters, and possibly oldsters, that have never heard these phrases. The first, “waste not, want not” was used to remind us that if we waste what we have, be it a talent, memory or something tangible, like that molded head of lettuce in the recesses of the fridge, there may come a day when you really need it and you won't have it.

The second, “haste makes waste” was telling us to do the job properly the first time and there will be no need to redo it. I find that one is often the case, in writing and in my day job (alterations) If I take a short cut to save time, 9 times out of 10 I end up having a harder time and it takes much longer then if I just did it right the first time lol.

Author's Note

Nothing really to review. Just a description I want to remember for a later date.

Reviews

[M.E.Lyle]

I had to learn this lesson the hard way. Short cuts usually don't have the same good results. Do things right the first time so you don't have to retrace your steps doing it all over again. But, oh, it is so easy to be lazy on those early mornings.
I am a bit spoiled I'm afraid. I like French Vanilla, or Hazelnut flavored coffee from a quality drip coffee maker. I only use 100% Arabica bean.
Guess I'm not a real Texan.
Love your work and your little life lesson.

[Voice]

Simply beautiful. It will stay with me, for sure. :)

[Coyote Poetry]

I need coffee. Bad coffee mean a bad beginning of the new day. I agree with your ending. Make it properly and the task is done. Thank you Norma for sharing your amazing story.
Coyote

[Norma M Sutton]

Thank you Coyote

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome my dear friend.

[Samuel Dickens]

Yep, yep and yep. If you're like me, that less than satisfying coffee will nag, maybe even torture you, until you've had a cup of the properly made stuff. As a kid, we were too poor to use coffee grounds just once.

[Norma M Sutton]

It does and I ended up making a fresh pot. I generally make a full pot of boiled coffee and just heat it in the grounds each morning until the water is all gone. That works well. Adding water to old grounds is kinda like drinking stump water lol