This Is Coffee - 1961

[chuffle]

I enjoy my coffee, and brew it according to my mood. Sometimes, I use an electric percolator or a stove top pot. Other times, I use an auto drip machine (especially on work days) such as my Norelco Dial-a-Brew, Philips, or Cuisinart. I use vacuum sometimes, and other times a Chemex.

There is a really cool video out there, produced in 1961, titled "This Is Coffee." It has shots of different vintage brewing methods, and I thought that some folks here might enjoy seeing the video.

By the way, anyone here remember opening a can of coffee with a can key? I do, as once in a while, when I was a kid, my parents would purchase a can of coffee instead of their usual brand, which was Eight O'clock.

I hope you enjoy a vintage flick.

Joe

 

[perc-o-prince]

As a coffee lover....Thank you!!!!!

That was fun. I, too, will brew to my mood. Such great memories were brought back by watching her open the can with the key )

Thanks,
Rich

 

[danemodsandy]

Eight O'Clock - Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrh!

I was absolutely overjoyed when A & P sold off Eight O'Clock, making the coffee available to other grocery chains - I never could stand going into an A & P for any reason other than the coffee, and A & P pulled out of this area (Atlanta) some years ago anyway.

But does that mean you can find the Eight O'Clock coffee I like best - Bokar? It does not. The other blends are everywhere, but Bokar lovers just about have to order through the Internet.

I have complained to high Heaven, but no one at Eight O'Clock seems to care. The company is presently owned by the Tata Group, in India, the same people who own Jaguar and Land Rover now. I haven't had a cup of Bokar in quite a while now.

 

[laundromat]

8 O'Clock Coffee---

beans are my absolute favorite! i ,myself shopped at A&P for the soul reason of 8 O'Clock coffee beans and the great home made hamburgers the delli there made from fresh ground beef.Their homemade burgers were $.59 at that time back in the 70's.You can order Bokar on line at 8 O'clockcoffee.com!!

 

[danemodsandy]

Coffee Memories:

The Time: 1958

The Place: Mama Mac's kitchen, Washington Avenue, East Point, Georgia.

The Coffee: Chase & Sanborn

The Memory: The "whoosh" of a new can being opened with a key, releasing an aroma that drove me wild with desire - a desire that had to remain unrequited for a few more years, since I was six and wasn't allowed coffee yet. Even more heavenly than the grounds aroma was the smell of the Chase & Sanborn perking - even as a pre-pubescent child I knew this was one adult taste I would have no trouble acquiring. In another year or two, as a special treat for being good, I was allowed a little bit of Chase & Sanborn in a very large quantity of milk, with sugar. I liked it, liked it fine, but I stared thirstily at my mom's cup of black coffee. I knew in my heart of hearts that the brew in her cup was Coffee Rapture.

Today, I have my own percolator, and my own supply of Chase & Sanborn. Something isn't the same, and while I know coffee is not what it used to be, I suspect that being able to have all I want, any time I want, is half of what killed the magic. It doesn't help that the coffee aroma is no longer mixed with the smell of Rath bacon being fried and Mama Mac's biscuits baking and her scrambled eggs sizzling in butter, and the fragrance of home-grown canteloupe being cut up. There's not even much of a "whoosh" opening the can these days, and you don't get the fun of salvaging the key by unrolling the metal strip from it, giving your six-year-old self the means to unlock some magic castle.

At least I have the memories.

 

[danemodsandy]

laundromat:

Yes, I know I can order Bokar online. What I object to is that the other Eight O'Clock varieties are in the grocery store, instantly available, and no shipping fee added on to the purchase price. Only Bokar lovers are put through all that.

It stinketh.

 

[chuffle]

Bokar

I too have been looking for that darned coffee. Everywhere I go, if I find myself in a grocery store, I check the coffee aisle. Haven't found it yet. I know that I can order it online, but it galls me to have to pay the shipping charge on top of it all.

1958...What a wonderful story, thanks for sharing. It kind of made me go all bleary-eyed and fuzzy inside, causing me to remember those coffee aroma times at home when I was a kid.

Joe

 

[scott55405]

Thank you for posting this delightful video. I am going to post it at my cooking forum as well.

I had no idea 8 o'clock coffee started its life as an A&P brand, not that we ever had A&P where I lived. Learn something new every day. It is pretty good coffee.

 

[scott55405]

oh yes, I do just vaguely remember some coffee cans opened by key as a child.

 

[veroroger]

Bokar

I, too, am a Bokar lover and was devastated when the local A&P in Fort Pierce closed years ago. No Bokar and no Jane Parker Fruit Cake for Christmas!
However, I've found that Albertson's markets carry Bokar as a regular item so I have that joy back. Now, if someone could get Jane Parker Fruit Cake..... I didn't even know you could get it online. Hopefully, you have an Albertson's somewhere in your area.
Roger

 

[chuffle]

Glad...

that you have enjoyed it!

Joe

 

[kqkenmore]

No Bokar and no Jane Parker Fruit Cake for Christmas!

I miss the Jane Parker Iced cinnaimon Rasin bread from the A&P in Memphis Tn.Are there any A&P stores any where now? I miss them.

 

[chuffle]

Jane Parker

Spanish Bar Cake, and Pecan Danish Ring (Entenmann's Pecan Danish Ring is an acceptable substitute) always found their way into our breadbox.

Glad to see other Bokar lovers out there!

J

 

[jeffg]

Van de Kamp's chocolate frosted angel food cake

Anyone remember this cake? I think it was Van de Kamp's brand. My mom used to buy them at Von's Supermarkets in southern Calif during the 1970's and 80's.

The frosting is what I really miss, it was a light chocolate color and (I think) whipped. Very light and airy, but it wasn't sticky like a marshmallow frosting.

If anyone remembers this cake, or better yet, has a recipe that would approximate it, please share.

 

[volvoguy87]

A&P still exists!

They are in the New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut regions.

I have never shopped in one because there has never been one even close to near where I have lived.
Dave

 

[polkanut]

A brand that I can't find around here is Chock Full O' Nuts. I love the aroma of it. Is it available where the rest of you live?

 

[scott55405]

Chock Full O Nuts

Yes, we have that here, and we had it in Minnesota too. I have tried because I had a coupon, and it was pretty good. I believe I've also been served it in people's homes in the past as well.

 

[frontaloadotmy]

Does anybody else think that may have been

Captain Kirk narrating?

 

[polkanut]

Another brand that I can't find anymore is Maryland Club Butter-Nut Coffee. My Grandma Wilde, and her sister Helen, drank nothing else for years. Now, I can't find it in stores to save my life.