What is in your cup? - Page 523

kindlekitten · 02-09-2011, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by phenomshel

Since I invariably have to have sugar in my tea (both hot and iced) before I can drink it, I think that might actually be an advantage for me...

Almond essence isn't the same as almond extract so you're good there. Extract has alcohol, essence, apparently doesn't. But we don't have any sort of essences at all here, only extracts.

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Are you sure it's almond and not arsenic? We don't want to loose you!

That's what got me thinking about the flavored syrups. As KK said, they are really REALLY sweet! It got me thinking about the corner soda fountain in the neighborhood where I grew up. They had a row of about 8 different syrups to be added to carbonated water. I used to help out there when I was a younger teen, and can vividly remember some of the awful mixtures I made for myself...

Stitchawl

dAMnIT you two!!! now I need to go look!

edit: ok, it is "First Street pure Almond Extract" and the ingredients are; water, alcohol, and oil of bitter almond. NOTE: no sugar. when I put my finger in and tasted it, it was like an explosion of marzipan in my mouth. I think the alcohol content is extremely low, and indeed, there is nothing on the label which I believe would be required if it had enough to do anything. it certainly does not smell like any alcohol

phenomshel · 02-09-2011, 10:01 PM

Poor KK. Didn't mean to confuse you. Most baking extracts, like vanilla, almond, orange, etc. do have alcohol, but, as you say, not enough to hurt anything. When you bake with it the alcohol evaporates/cooks out.

Again, Google being my friend, it says McCormick brand of almond extract has 32% alcohol content. But you're not drinking it straight, the few drops I'm sure you're putting in your coffee would not be enough to do anything to you or probably even show up on a breathalyzer.

kindlekitten · 02-09-2011, 10:03 PM

I don't think this stuff is even close to 32%

phenomshel · 02-09-2011, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

I don't think this stuff is even close to 32%

I'm sure it varies widely by brand.

Stitchawl · 02-09-2011, 11:54 PM

I'm trying hard not to form a mental image of KK, trying to explain to the traffic cop who's giving her a roadside sobriety test..."Honest osifer! It was only almond extract in my coffee! I'm not as punk as deople pink I am!"

Stitchawl

phenomshel · 02-10-2011, 12:17 AM

Hey I think I just made a drinkable chai latte! Ok, well I know it's drinkable for me, because I'm doing so.
I used the cream tea from Adagio - added cinnamon and nutmeg (I don't like cloves)to the infuser and let it steep the recommended time. sweetened, added milk and amazingly it's not bad!

Stitchawl · 02-10-2011, 12:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phenomshel

Hey I think I just made a drinkable chai latte! Ok, well I know it's drinkable for me, because I'm doing so.
I used the cream tea from Adagio - added cinnamon and nutmeg (I don't like cloves)to the infuser and let it steep the recommended time. sweetened, added milk and amazingly it's not bad!

That sounds good! How about a nice Rogan Josh, Rajasthani thali, or a vindaloo to go along with it!

Stitchawl

phenomshel · 02-10-2011, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

That sounds good! How about a nice Rogan Josh, Rajasthani thali, or a vindaloo to go along with it!

Stitchawl

I'm going to have to wikipedia all three things before I can answer that....

kindlekitten · 02-10-2011, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

I'm trying hard not to form a mental image of KK, trying to explain to the traffic cop who's giving her a roadside sobriety test..."Honest osifer! It was only almond extract in my coffee! I'm not as punk as deople pink I am!"

Stitchawl

who needs friends!?

Stitchawl · 02-10-2011, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by phenomshel

I'm going to have to wikipedia all three things before I can answer that....

We need to get your other half to take you out to some good Indian restaurants!

Ask KK to be your Designated Driver... Just keep her away from the almond extract!

Stitchawl

maianhvk · 02-10-2011, 03:33 AM

alright, I landed in Hanoi (where I'm attending a ridiculous academy) this morning - the holiday finally ended!! So I can get access to the drawer in which a month ago I stacked many boxes of tea, snacks, candies and cookies. So I'm getting for myself a mug of Dilmah's camomille flowers tea.

Latinandgreek · 02-10-2011, 05:36 AM

Ahmad Earl Grey tea in my cup.

beppe · 02-10-2011, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by beppe

BTW. after I had that gunpowder after lunch to day, about an hour after, i felt a nice tingling in my hands. So what? well I sort of remember old sensations ... than I had to go and get my train, and was very pleasantly surprised by my elastic steps, a new energy, like I felt quite well. Is gunpowder tea stimulating ?

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Originally Posted by astra

Accordingly to this - no.

Ok. To day I repeated the experiment. In the office I just brewed gunpowder. and washed it twice.
Again, tingling in my hands and nice sensations of old. Which I did not have neither yesterday nor the day before, when I did not drink gunpowder green tea.

bjones6416 · 02-10-2011, 07:07 AM

Black coffee in my cup, with a slice of peanut butter toast.

Stitchawl · 02-10-2011, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by bjones6416

Black coffee in my cup, with a slice of peanut butter toast.

Doesn't that make the toast soggy?

Stitchawl

02-10-2011, 03:33 AM	#7841
maianhvk whimsical Posts: 2,779 Karma: 88193939 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: in darkness Device: current: PPW 4. brick: K3 & Voyage.	alright, I landed in Hanoi (where I'm attending a ridiculous academy) this morning - the holiday finally ended!! So I can get access to the drawer in which a month ago I stacked many boxes of tea, snacks, candies and cookies. So I'm getting for myself a mug of Dilmah's camomille flowers tea. Last edited by maianhvk; 02-10-2011 at 03:36 AM.

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phenomshel ZCD BombShel Posts: 4,793 Karma: 8293322 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The Frozen North (aka Illinois, USA) Device: iPad, STB Kindle Oasis	Poor KK. Didn't mean to confuse you. Most baking extracts, like vanilla, almond, orange, etc. do have alcohol, but, as you say, not enough to hurt anything. When you bake with it the alcohol evaporates/cooks out. Again, Google being my friend, it says McCormick brand of almond extract has 32% alcohol content. But you're not drinking it straight, the few drops I'm sure you're putting in your coffee would not be enough to do anything to you or probably even show up on a breathalyzer.

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kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	I don't think this stuff is even close to 32%

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02-10-2011, 12:17 AM	#7836
phenomshel ZCD BombShel Posts: 4,793 Karma: 8293322 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The Frozen North (aka Illinois, USA) Device: iPad, STB Kindle Oasis	Hey I think I just made a drinkable chai latte! Ok, well I know it's drinkable for me, because I'm doing so. I used the cream tea from Adagio - added cinnamon and nutmeg (I don't like cloves)to the infuser and let it steep the recommended time. sweetened, added milk and amazingly it's not bad!

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