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Father always enjoyed Camp Coffee.   I think the picture on the bottle reminded him of his days in the London Scottish TA (in the 1920s), but perhaps he also wanted to support local farmers in the St Ives area, where a lot of chicory was grown.   Nobody else in the family liked the taste, so the rest of us drank tea, or ocasionally Nescafé.

According to Wikipedia, The company specialised in cordials, and their best-selling product was a raspberry cordial often added to whisky or brandy to create a drink known as "Cuddle-me-Dearie".   How did it get that name, I wonder?   The chicory production area is not very far from Norfolk, so maybe ditchman could tell us more.

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5 hours ago, McSpredder said:

Father always enjoyed Camp Coffee.   I think the picture on the bottle reminded him of his days in the London Scottish TA (in the 1920s), but perhaps he also wanted to support local farmers in the St Ives area, where a lot of chicory was grown.   Nobody else in the family liked the taste, so the rest of us drank tea, or ocasionally Nescafé.

According to Wikipedia, The company specialised in cordials, and their best-selling product was a raspberry cordial often added to whisky or brandy to create a drink known as "Cuddle-me-Dearie".   How did it get that name, I wonder?   The chicory production area is not very far from Norfolk, so maybe ditchman could tell 

The Scottish guy on the bottle is supposed to be Major General Hector Macdonald "fighting mac"  his is a hell of a story if you like a bit of victorian military history

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2 hours ago, Rob85 said:

The Scottish guy on the bottle is supposed to be Major General Hector Macdonald "fighting mac"  his is a hell of a story if you like a bit of victorian military history

Thanks Rob85, just read a bit in Wiki, as you implied very interesting military life.

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18 minutes ago, Dave-G said:

Should be quite popular with all the inbetweeners these days.

i must be queer ..because i quite like it made with milk ..great for dunking digestive biscuits in

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On 01/04/2024 at 13:13, wymberley said:

Didn't know that you could still get it. As it now turns out that full fat milk is not all that bad after all, I may just get a jar. Just waiting for someone to tell me that dripping is OK to so I can put some on my fried bread.

Mucky pork drippin is gorgeous

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2 minutes ago, Duckandswing said:

Mucky pork drippin is gorgeous

urhg! but I am mostly veggie

Our family and my grandparents had Camp coffee in the 50s and 60s, it was drinkable but didn't taste much like proper coffee - (Nescafe and later - "Mellow Birds")

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2 hours ago, martinj said:

urhg! but I am mostly veggie

Our family and my grandparents had Camp coffee in the 50s and 60s, it was drinkable but didn't taste much like proper coffee - (Nescafe and later - "Mellow Birds")

mellow birds was utter filth

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Mellow birds is now my go to. 
 

stops all the youngsters drinking it in the office. 
I don’t begrudge the cleaner a cup, she probably kept mellow birds in business back in the day 

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55 minutes ago, ph5172 said:

Mellow birds is now my go to. 
 

stops all the youngsters drinking it in the office. 
I don’t begrudge the cleaner a cup, she probably kept mellow birds in business back in the day 

You don't actually like coffee then?     :cool1:

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44 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said:

You don't actually like coffee then?     :cool1:

Actually after forcing myself for a bit it’s fine. 
 

I’m not trying that principal with camp coffee mind. Lol

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17 hours ago, ditchman said:

mellow birds was utter filth

Yes, not much more like coffee than Camp but in a different way 😬

My taste did graduate to Nescafe Gold blend in my teens, now I grind my Sumatra Mandheling Coffee Beans for the first hit of the day 😲

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2 hours ago, martinj said:

Yes, not much more like coffee than Camp but in a different way 😬

My taste did graduate to Nescafe Gold blend in my teens, now I grind my Sumatra Mandheling Coffee Beans for the first hit of the day 😲

i do "hobo" ugandan coffee or coffee bags now

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I'd never heard of that, is this what you do - presumably on the hob: 

  1. Start a campfire and let it burn down to hot coals.
  2. Fill a clean pot or kettle with water and place it directly on the coals.
  3. Once the water is hot but not boiling, add coarsely ground coffee directly into the pot. Use about 2 tablespoons of coffee for every 6 ounces of water.
  4. Let the coffee steep in the hot water for a few minutes, then remove the pot from the fire.
  5. Allow the coffee grounds to settle to the bottom of the pot before pouring the coffee into cups
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34 minutes ago, martinj said:

I'd never heard of that, is this what you do - presumably on the hob: 

  1. Start a campfire and let it burn down to hot coals.
  2. Fill a clean pot or kettle with water and place it directly on the coals.
  3. Once the water is hot but not boiling, add coarsely ground coffee directly into the pot. Use about 2 tablespoons of coffee for every 6 ounces of water.
  4. Let the coffee steep in the hot water for a few minutes, then remove the pot from the fire.
  5. Allow the coffee grounds to settle to the bottom of the pot before pouring the coffee into cups

yup ..thats the kiddy

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