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In reply to the discussion: (X-Post) What to do with coffee beans when you don't have a grinder? [View all]IrishAyes
(6,151 posts)23. I once had running water at a Maine cabin, too.
It ran in the creek down the hill.
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(X-Post) What to do with coffee beans when you don't have a grinder? [View all]
IrishAyes
Mar 2014
OP
Yes, thank you from the bottom of my caffein-addicted heart. But somebody in town would have to
IrishAyes
Mar 2014
#4
It may seem odd, but I have reason to wonder if some at least have developed a degree of admiration
IrishAyes
Mar 2014
#13
Unfortunately, no... I don't have a mortar and pestle. Never saw one in this area's minimal
IrishAyes
Mar 2014
#27
You must really be tough to use a cap and the palm of your hand to crush coffee beans!
IrishAyes
Mar 2014
#14
Well, I admire the pioneer spirit it must take to live as you do. I've lived off grid, but never
IrishAyes
Mar 2014
#20
Gosh, you have what amounts to an iron club in your, and people take it seriously.
Fortinbras Armstrong
Mar 2014
#28
It makes most people laugh. For some reason. They know my gallows humor, and I know theirs.
IrishAyes
Mar 2014
#29
Well, my kitchen table spends winter hosting my outdoor potted plants - BUT I do have several iron
IrishAyes
Mar 2014
#18
During the US Civil War, soldiers would smash the beans with their rifle butts
Retrograde
Mar 2014
#32