Doing it backwards

notb665 · 4 Jul 2007

When I make my missus a cup of instant coffee I put the granules, milk and sugar in the bottom then pour the hot water on. There’s something about the disorderly heterogeneity equilibrating to uniform homogeneity I like. Rather than doing it in stages like coffee then water, then stir in milk and sugar. However, she accused me of “doing it backwards”. How do you do it and why?

This reminded me of a time when a prostitute asked my brother if he’d like any business. When he replied he was gay she said “That’s ok, I do it backwards aswell.” He said he was going to ask her if she did it forwards too, but then got confused. What could the lady-of-the-night have meant?

davy_owen_88 · 4 Jul 2007

1) Ignore your wife, women like to complicate everything. I make tea/coffee the same as you. Everything goes in the cup then add the water then stir.
2) 4nal - she obviously didn't quite grasp the concept of homosexuality.

JohnD · 4 Jul 2007

ugh

you get a better drink if you add the hot water to the granules and allow them 20 seconds to combine and settle

then add milk and sugar to taste.

same with teabag in a mug.

But maybe your wife was complaining about something else you do?

toffee · 4 Jul 2007

am more of a tea drinker but hub likes coffee.
I know you shouldnt make coffee with boiling water as it impairs the flavour.

Not sure if it applies to instant granules or not but we make it like you too, water last, to slightly cool the water.

notb665 · 4 Jul 2007

davy_owen_88 said:
I make tea/coffee the same as you. Everything goes in the cup then add the water then stir.

Surely you waste some milk and sugar into the teabag?

breezer · 4 Jul 2007

i have little choice, i drink black coffee no sugar.

have tried hot water first but the coffee floats on the top, no matter how much i stir it

Soggy_weetabix · 4 Jul 2007

I just drink gin. Uncomplicated to pour and mess up.

Same applies to brandy, whisky and the odd absynth.

If a customer (I dont know) offers tea of coffee (I only drink tea) I will politely inform them leave out the ingrediants out and let me make it.

Very anal but a nice cuppa 'cha' will always be enjoyed.

David

sparkacus · 5 Jul 2007

Apparently if you pour boiling water straight onto the sugar it burns!

So people (myself included) add milk and other ingredients first to prevent this happening. As the milk/sugar/coffee mixture cools the water slightly when poured over it.

Make two cups of coffee in the different ways you describe and then smell them - you will notice the burnt sugary smell.

As you can tell - love my coffee - so much even the dutch cannot get used to an englishman who drinks more of it than they can

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bernardgreen · 5 Jul 2007

Tea should be drunk without milk and very hot.

But in days gone by when the posh people had expensive china cups there was a problem with poor quality cups shattering when hot teas was poured into them. So a quantity of milk was put in the cup before it was bought to the tea room. This was difficult to see and reduced the chance of the hot tea shattering the cup.

Whether this is true or not I don't know..........

JohnD · 5 Jul 2007

I believe it happened with the earthenware vessel used by the simple folk cracking. Fine china is tough and withstands the thermal shock. Poorer people had to put milk in their mugs first so that the tea would be cooled as it mixed in.

Hence the expression "milk in first" or "m.i.f." used for people of humble origins (I believe this expression fell into disuse in the 1960's).

I do not think modern cups and mugs break from hot tea, no matter how inexpensive they are.

securespark · 5 Jul 2007

I think she meant she took it up the rear, dear!

Doing it backwards

breezer

Soggy_weetabix

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