Coffee Soup

When I was a kid, my father would tahe 2 pieces of toast, tear them up put in his coffee, wait till totally soaked then drink it, a habit I acquired. Anybody else ever heard of this?

That sounds so gross, the bread is so soggy.I don't think I could swallow chunks of soggy bread. Aquired taste? I have never heard of that before. I can't even drink cold coffee

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Originally posted by chewingthefat

When I was a kid, my father would tahe 2 pieces of toast, tear them up put in his coffee, wait till totally soaked then drink it, a habit I acquired. Anybody else ever heard of this?

At what hour of the day did he do this ???

It sounds like a variation of an old English nursery food, pobbies. My father had this when he was a kid, but I've never had the courage to try it (wet bread, eww unless it's gravy). Instead of coffee, substitute warm milk, perhaps with a bit of sugar and/or butter. I understand it's very comforting, but I'm not sure I'd be comforted by wet bread and milk or coffee with chunks in it!

Dearfolk,
That sounds as if I might really like it if I used either New Orleans roast coffee & chicory or else Tampa-style Cuban roast, then put toasted, unbuttered rye bread in it.
Dunkingly, Ort. Carlton in Wet Outside, Puddlewonderful Athens, Georgia.

I've been buying this bread cheese at the Whole Foods lately. Its just cheese, but you can grill it, sautee it, and you can dip it in your coffee. It turns it out is really good with the coffee, kind of like a cheese version of biscotti.

Are you guys waiting for the mothership?

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Originally posted by wheregreggeats.com

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Originally posted by chewingthefat

When I was a kid, my father would tahe 2 pieces of toast, tear them up put in his coffee, wait till totally soaked then drink it, a habit I acquired. Anybody else ever heard of this?

At what hour of the day did he do this ???

Breakfast...Try it you'll like it!!!

Sorry but that's worse than my Grandmother-In-Law(God Rest Her Soul) pouring milk over her popcorn and eating it like cereal. I don't think anyone in the family ever aquired that.

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Originally posted by brisketboy
Are you guys waiting for the mothership?

Dearfolk,
Naw, man... Parliament Funkadelic done shown me that.
Funkentelechially, Ort. Carlton in Oh Yeah Athens, Georgia.

Hummm, I would not be able to drink/eat that mixture, but to each his own.

When I was a child my grandmothers/aunts/uncles would make coffee (strong and black), pour some from their cup into the saucer, then sip/drink the coffee from the saucer!

LOL! I guess it was just a Louisiana thing thing!

Rusty - I'm wondering how many teeth your Grandmother-in-Law had?

The saucer thing I've heard of in a number of cultures.

Back to the original question, it makes me think of "I Remember Mama" where the Father gave the kids sugar cubes dipped in Swedish coffee and the Aunts scolded him saying it would make them dark. I wonder if toast was a way to give children a taste of coffee?

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Originally posted by Angelle

Hummm, I would not be able to drink/eat that mixture, but to each his own.

When I was a child my grandmothers/aunts/uncles would make coffee (strong and black), pour some from their cup into the saucer, then sip/drink the coffee from the saucer!

LOL! I guess it was just a Louisiana thing thing!

Nope, my father also did that and he was an Irishman born in Johnstown Pa.
The bread in coffee no different than saltines mushed in tomato soup.

This is commonly seen in Miami with Cuban cafe con leche and Cuban bread. It's pretty good.

I vaguely remember my Irish Grandma doing this-thanks for the memory!!

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Originally posted by Angelle

Hummm, I would not be able to drink/eat that mixture, but to each his own.

When I was a child my grandmothers/aunts/uncles would make coffee (strong and black), pour some from their cup into the saucer, then sip/drink the coffee from the saucer!

LOL! I guess it was just a Louisiana thing thing!

Nope not just a La thing, my Arkansas/Texas Granny S. did the same same.

MikeS.

We are big on dunking saltines in coffee. My parents and grandparents did that when I was little, and I still do it to this day. Just two or so at a time, dunked like cookies into the coffee. It's good.

are you kidding me!!!
my father first and then I have been dipping a Buttered fresh crusty piece of italian bread or french baquette into a nice hot cup of coffee for ever!! it's one of my favorite breakfasts!!!

My grandfather did this in PA back in the day. He often made coffee soup at breakfast when he was not feeling well. I never acquired a taste for coffee let alone coffee soup.
As a kid, I used to dunk buttered toast into my cocoa, however.

I've never heard of making coffee soup with bread, but I have seen croissants, doughnuts, Cuban toast, etc. dunked in coffee.

I think its part of the classic Parisian three-C's breakfast: Coffee, Croissant & Cigarette.