About The Coffee Syrup and Why We Do Not Want It
@GardenGerty (157552)
United States
January 5, 2016 10:29pm CST
In a discussion by @ScribbledAdNauseum I mentioned that we asked the sister-in-law not to send us coffee syrup.
For those of you unfamiliar with it, it is coffee flavored syrup used in milk drinks to flavor milk. It seems to be from the North East, as I never had heard of it before she started sending it. Every year. Three, four, five bottles at a time.
I must have moved a dozen bottles of it.It leaked all over everything. I gave three bottles to my sister. Hubby does not really do sweets, or drink milk. He probably liked it as a kid. I do not drink sweetened coffee. Occasionally we put it on ice cream and it is okay.
She sends him other stuff. Often she donates money to charity, receives a blanket, or a calendar or something, and sends it as a gift to us. There is such a thing as too many calendars. She buys and wraps and sends Chourico (Portuguese sausage) and Carrot Relish from Hart's Turkey Farm. We eat both of those. If we ever in a million years run out of coffee syrup, I can order it online.
She was cool with not sending it. Of course I blamed it all on the fact that I am diabetic. It makes a good excuse.
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@GardenGerty (157552)
• United States
6 Jan 16
One bottle, once in a while as a novelty, would have been okay. I just do not crave sweets that much. I think @andriaperry that a really strong solution of instant coffee in water would be the same as unsweetened coffee syrup.
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
6 Jan 16
If it was unsweeten I probably would too.
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@GardenGerty (157552)
• United States
6 Jan 16
Since I do not crave it it is not a problem. I more or less did use that excuse as she has some "food preferences" that we respect when with her.
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@JudyEv (325755)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Jan 16
@GardenGerty Vince has Type 2 diabetes and doesn't have a really sweet tooth. We've made some changes and it doesn't impact on us much but sometimes we'll use the diabetes to get us out of a pickle. (no pun intended).
@celticeagle (159008)
• Boise, Idaho
6 Jan 16
Excuses, excuses. Why not just be honest? Tact and honesty.
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@GardenGerty (157552)
• United States
6 Jan 16
@celticeagle I would have liked it better if her brother had told her to quit sending it. I did tell her he does not drink it either. I did not tell her that I had roughly a dozen bottles before I started giving it away. Real honesty would be to tell her to quit sending stuff at all, if we want it we will order it. That would be really rude though.
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@celticeagle (159008)
• Boise, Idaho
6 Jan 16
@andriaperry ...I know. I am talking about being honest with her SIL.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
6 Jan 16
She was honest, she has diabetes and she cant drink it. :)
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
6 Jan 16
Atleast she was okay with not sending it. My grandfather is diabetic and part of the reason why I want to be home more. I need to be able to cook more as we have been eating out far too much. It's not good for any of us, but I know that a homecooked healthier meal would do him a lot of good.
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@GardenGerty (157552)
• United States
6 Jan 16
Yes eating at home is easier on your budget and your waistline.
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@Missmwngi (12927)
• Nairobi, Kenya
6 Jan 16
I am sure if you were not diabetic it could have been difficult to convince them Sorry though for being diabetic
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@GardenGerty (157552)
• United States
6 Jan 16
I am doing okay with the diabetes if I exercise and do not do too many sweets or breads. I have to remind hubby as well.
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@GardenGerty (157552)
• United States
6 Jan 16
Every cupboard I emptied seemed to have some in it. It was nice, the first bottle. I was glad to save her a shopping trip. I have seen vanilla syrup of the same brand.
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@just4him (306113)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
6 Jan 16
@GardenGerty That must have been a sticky mess to clean out of every cupboard.
@GardenGerty (157552)
• United States
6 Jan 16
He grew up in Michigan, and also lived in Rhode Island. She lives in New Hampshire. It is basically like Hersheys Chocolate syrup or Quik Strawberry.In a plastic squeeze bottle.
@GardenGerty (157552)
• United States
6 Jan 16
Aha, someone who knows what it is. In the part of the country where we live now, you can get Mexican choriso, and Spanish Chourizo, but hubby says it just is not the same as his Portuguese Chourico, and he would know. I will have to look up Caldo Verde. Hubby likes it in stuffed clams (stuffies) and he makes a sandwich filling with peppers and onions and tomato sauce.
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@LadyDuck (458006)
• Switzerland
7 Jan 16
@GardenGerty Your hubby is right, the Mexican and Spanish are not the same as the Portuguese Chourico. The basic ingredients for caldo verde are potatoes, kale, chourico, olive oil and salt. I had this soup in the city of Porto (Portugal) the day of the celebration of the St. John, it seems it's a tradition to serve this soup on that day.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
6 Jan 16
I've never heard of that but it doesn't sound like anything I would like.
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@GardenGerty (157552)
• United States
6 Jan 16
I made a poke cake that was dark chocolate and put this in the poked holes. We froze most of the cake. It was good but we just do not eat that way usually. If he had wanted it I would have found it online.
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@GardenGerty (157552)
• United States
6 Jan 16
Yes, because she still remembers when they were kids, even though he is seventy.
@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
6 Jan 16
prob thought since it is hard to find down here, it was really wanted.
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@GardenGerty (157552)
• United States
6 Jan 16
He probably loved it as a kid, when he also probably drank a gallon of milk every two days as well.
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@Marilynda1225 (79708)
• United States
6 Jan 16
Glad you were able to find a tactful way to keep your sister in law from sending more coffee syrup.
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@GardenGerty (157552)
• United States
6 Jan 16
Yeah, her intentions are good and she loves to do stuff for Christmas. Hubby and I neither one really enjoy boxing stuff up and mailing it, so I have told him that we shall order from Amazon for gifts for her next year because they will do all of that. I do that for my daughter's family. I hate to see her spend money on things we do not appreciate fully. She also regifts stuff she is given by friends that she will not eat. I really appreciated the mustard pickle relish she sent. It balances out.
@GardenGerty (157552)
• United States
6 Jan 16
It tastes like overly sweet thick coffee. In moderation it would not hurt, but it has a lot more sugar than I want or need.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
6 Jan 16
I have to say that I have in the past pulled the diabetic card too... I know that`s wrong but hey, you got it use it !!! :D
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@GardenGerty (157552)
• United States
6 Jan 16
I need to remind myself as well. I do not have as much trouble with sweets as will starchy savory foods.
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
6 Jan 16
I've seen the coffee syrup. Not a fan of it personally. I buy chocolate syrup for my hubby. He likes it on ice cream.
@winterose (39887)
• Canada
7 Jan 16
I never heard of it, but then I never here of chourico and carrot relish either,
@snowy22315 (169940)
• United States
21 Jan 16
I haven't heard of this before...I do like some flavored syrups in coffees though. That reminds me..they sell the small bottles for a buck at Family DOllar so I will look there.
@GardenGerty (157552)
• United States
6 Jan 16
Really it is not fair to her to have to make a special trip to buy it either. I think when we want to give we sometimes go overboard.
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@gr8nana6 (6614)
• Conyers, Georgia
21 Jan 16
@GardenGerty I haven't heard of the coffee syrup before now. Good that you finally got through to her abpout not sending anymore.
