@Beatrice Taylor Blaming coffee for creating children stunted mentally is a misguided idea. What child, from early on, is ever denied chocolate? Chocolate has plenty of caffeine in it, thus it, too, should share the blame for dunce-creation. Frank
Speaking of coffee nerves, I've just learned a new way to brew ground coffee...with an egg! I really like it for one person, because you can make several cups at once, keep it all day, reheat it, and, even black, it never tastes old. Problem is the caffeine in just one cup really does a number, as if something has taken control over your nerves. What the heck? That never happened before. Only used 1/4 c of ground coffee for 3 cups. Is that too much? I don't think it's a good idea to even try to get used to something that makes you feel like that. Back to instant decaf, or none at all, I guess.
I don't remember the ads. Mama drank Luzianne coffee, black and strong. We said it was so strong that when you stirred it with a spoon, all you got back was the spoon handle. I remember that she would mix milk with it, add some sugar and biscuits, mash it and feed it to the babies. We all grew up smart and strong. Except for a couple of us, my sister Shakey and Brother Frog.
Mix the ground coffee with the egg *and* the shell. Toss it all in a pan of water and boil it for 10 minutes. I know, it's weird.
@Nancy Hart The ill-felt effects of caffeine seem to trouble folks in several different ways. Me, I feel nothing at all from it, my wife, the slightest amount of caffeine after noontime keeps her from falling asleep 12 hours later! I suspect it's psychological; the caffeine cannot possibly linger in the system that long, can it? Others feel "wired", I've heard. What are it's effects on you? Frank
It's not a big deal. Wired sounds like as good a description as any. It starts just a few minutes after the coffee but trails off quickly. It was just surprising, because there aren't many things with me that have such a clear cause and effect. Low blood sugar dips (also involves caffeine and sugar), and drinking alcohol would be the only other things I can think of. I bet I could get used to it in a few days, but now I think that would be a little silly. Coffee has never kept me awake, but I only try to sleep when I'm sleepy, no set schedule.
I don't remember those ads, @Frank Sanoica . (Don't remember this thread, either. ) I've never felt any effects from caffeine or coffee, and I was allowed to have "coffee-milk" occasionally when I was a kid. Of course my dad allowed me a sip from his Pabst Blue Ribbon as well.