Dutchman Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 i bought Grace an Arabian coffee set for her birthday. ok there is a coffee pot, a grinder, cups and a shaker thingy- i'm assuming sugar. anybody know for sure?
Lily Alexander Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 When was Gracie's birthday? If you're gonna give me a headache, please bring me an aspirin! http://www.forttaylorpyrates.com/
callenish gunner Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 (edited) looks like an old sugar shaker. I/we have; one from the Williamsburg pewter collection (repro) that sort of resembles that of a huge salt shaker...she definitely is a lucky lass to have found such a lad Edited March 20, 2009 by callenish gunner
Capt. Sterling Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 Tell her the crewe says happy birthday! "I being shot through the left cheek, the bullet striking away great part of my upper jaw, and several teeth which dropt down the deck where I fell... I was forced to write what I would say to prevent the loss of blood, and because of the pain I suffered by speaking."~ Woodes Rogers Crewe of the Archangel http://jcsterlingcptarchang.wix.com/creweofthearchangel# http://creweofthearchangel.wordpress.com/
Dutchman Posted March 20, 2009 Author Posted March 20, 2009 its saturday. she wont be on a computer so i'm safe. this is obviously a recently made item with the trays pattern being close but not matching the coffee set. the cups probably only hold about 1/4 cup- the grinder works like a champ.
theM.A.dDogge Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 interesting....the shaker-thingy....i asked me wif about it....she says she hasnt ever seen a set that came with a suger dispenser.....the Turks and Arabs perfer their coffee dark and bitter...the greeks add a spoonful of suger per cup.....even modern recipes(turks and arabic)...dont call fer any sugar....but thats our only guess at what it could be?!?! welcome to the darkside of REAL coffee
Capt. Sterling Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 Oi Maddogge ask the wif if they put any other sort of spice in their coffee... "I being shot through the left cheek, the bullet striking away great part of my upper jaw, and several teeth which dropt down the deck where I fell... I was forced to write what I would say to prevent the loss of blood, and because of the pain I suffered by speaking."~ Woodes Rogers Crewe of the Archangel http://jcsterlingcptarchang.wix.com/creweofthearchangel# http://creweofthearchangel.wordpress.com/
Dutchman Posted March 20, 2009 Author Posted March 20, 2009 well it definitely is part of the set. same weight brass and pattern as the other pieces.
theM.A.dDogge Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 does the grinder "powder" the beans??...been having trouble finding one that would pulverise it fine enough for "greek" coffee (sorry...wife is greek...its ALL greek coffee to her!!)
theM.A.dDogge Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 now our first thought was that was wear ya stored the coffe...after ya ground it....but a spoon seems the norm instead of a shaker.....still askin around
theM.A.dDogge Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 i was just informed that the arabs perfer cardamon , ginger and saffron in some of their older recipes...cardamon being the most widelyused.... possibly for cardamon....tho more i am thinin on it...doubt was for sugar....all the greeks are yelling at me ...they INVENTED the adding of sugar..... thanks....hope Gracies havin a nice Burthinday...thanks to her...i am now getting yelled at in me own home..... again...thanks Happy Burthinday....
Dutchman Posted March 20, 2009 Author Posted March 20, 2009 well sugar does not pour out of the holes. its too large to finely flow. the grinder turns it into a very fine powder.
theM.A.dDogge Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 we looked again...and no Arab recipe calls for sugar....so doubt highly its a suger shaker... still high money on cardamon shaker....tho why shake it??
Quartermaster James Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 well sugar does not pour out of the holes. its too large to finely flow. the grinder turns it into a very fine powder. Are you putting sugar in the grinder? That's for coffee! I have not seen the piece in question before. I am familiar with sweet Turkish coffee. The sugar, however, is boiled with the coffee in the pot and not added to the serving cup.
Quartermaster James Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 still high money on cardamon shaker....tho why shake it?? Here's an idea, pure speculation mind ye: The shaker is to hold whole decorticated cardamom which is added to the whole coffee beans and the two are ground together in the grinder.
theM.A.dDogge Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 well sugar does not pour out of the holes. its too large to finely flow. the grinder turns it into a very fine powder. Are you putting sugar in the grinder? That's for coffee! I have not seen the piece in question before. I am familiar with sweet Turkish coffee. The sugar, however, is boiled with the coffee in the pot and not added to the serving cup. sweet Turkish coffee??...yeah...its called Greek Coffee..... (greek wif is laughin and rollin on floor...better git some cofee quick)
Silkie McDonough Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 People today shake spices (Cinnamon, clove etc,) over the foam of a latte, that idea had to come from somewhere.
Dutchman Posted March 22, 2009 Author Posted March 22, 2009 MAD Dogge- are the arabic coffee recepies available on line???
Quartermaster James Posted March 22, 2009 Posted March 22, 2009 MAD Dogge- are the arabic coffee recepies available on line??? To preserve peace in the Dogge household, allow me to present this link: How to Make Greek Coffee, with photos!
Capt. Sterling Posted March 22, 2009 Posted March 22, 2009 Whoa! Whoa! Steady man, telling a true born Greek how to do coffee??? ACK ... horrors...run fer the hills.... "I being shot through the left cheek, the bullet striking away great part of my upper jaw, and several teeth which dropt down the deck where I fell... I was forced to write what I would say to prevent the loss of blood, and because of the pain I suffered by speaking."~ Woodes Rogers Crewe of the Archangel http://jcsterlingcptarchang.wix.com/creweofthearchangel# http://creweofthearchangel.wordpress.com/
Quartermaster James Posted March 22, 2009 Posted March 22, 2009 Whoa! Whoa! Steady man, telling a true born Greek how to do coffee??? ACK ... horrors...run fer the hills.... No, just diverting the recipe from Arabic to Greek. I assume the true born one will add his own flourish.
theM.A.dDogge Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 there are several recipes of Arabic, Turkish ...and Greek coffees on line and such.....tho married to a Greek/Macedonian Family.....only the Greek counts(!?!?) next...we will discuss....the READING of the CUPS.......which is an iportant part of the coffee experience....they say i have a knack for it....but then again i have a knack for lyin too!?!
Quartermaster James Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 next...we will discuss....the READING of the CUPS.......which is an iportant part of the coffee experience... I rest my case.
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