tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post2806778540813690508..comments2024-03-29T06:58:11.469-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: Mrs. Houdini on making coffeeJohn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-24198716647714289982015-02-03T17:41:39.596-08:002015-02-03T17:41:39.596-08:00I bet she had a hand cranked grinder in the kitche...I bet she had a hand cranked grinder in the kitchen at 278 to grind their coffee beans. It's generally known that your coffee will taste fresher when the beans are ground right before brewing. And never use a percolator to make your coffee!<br /><br />To steer clear of the rationing and shortages, Houdini packed coffee, tea, and cocoa with him from the States on his tour of Britain in the Leo Hevianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-21295068954740820002015-02-03T09:43:31.932-08:002015-02-03T09:43:31.932-08:00As both a coffee-fanatic and a Houdini-fanatic, I ...As both a coffee-fanatic and a Houdini-fanatic, I feel compelled to note that Bess is not explicitly endorsing Hills Bros. by name, which would never qualify as the "good coffee" she advocates. (I know, this is bending over backwards, a Houdini thing.) I like to think, in the absence of evidence to the contrary (and please don't present any!) that Harry and Bess did like I do - DAVID SALTMANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06270760638995836991noreply@blogger.com