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The Lingo of COFFEE (from a Starbucks brochure)
Americano: A coffee made with shots of espresso and hot water.
Breve: An espresso beverage made with half-and-half.
Cappuccino: A drink made with espresso and foamed milk. Much foamier than the steamed milk in a latte.
Creme: At Starbucks, it refers to a coffee-free blended beverage such as a Vanilla Frappuccino blended Creme.
Demitasse: French for "half cup". It's the little cup used to serve espresso.
Double: Two shots of espresso in a drink.
Dry: More foam, less milk in a cappuccino.
Espresso: Coffee's purest, sweetest, most intense form.
Frappuccino: A deliciously icy and smooth drink made only at Starbucks.
Half-Caf: Half regular and half decaf.
Latte: A drink made with espresso and steamed milk.
Light: Less of something in a drink, such as "light syrup" or "light whip."
Mocha: A drink made with chocolate, espresso and steamed milk, topped with whipped cream.
Quad: Four shots of espresso in a drink.
Skinny: Made with nonfat milk.
Triple: Three shots of espresso in a drink.
Wet: More milk, less foam in a cappuccino.
Whip: Short for whipped cream.
With Room: Space to add milk in a drink, usually an Americano or brewed coffee.
Check out this website which will tell you the exact song that was #1 on the American record charts the day you were born.. the lists go all the way back to the 1890's. They didn't have The Billboard Record charts until the mid-30's, but sales of records & sheet music plus the popularity of songs have been noted in historical archives for a long time. While we all know that Frank Sinatra had screaming hoards of teenage fans in his heyday, so did Mozart and Beethoven.
What began as a simple conversation on the Breakfast Club about things we grew up with turned in to a wonderful list of things we remember that our kids won’t likely see. Here’s the list…ENJOY!!!
Americano: A coffee made with shots of espresso and hot water.
