Comments on: Kinder Eggs and Pero Instant Natural Beverage http://ihatemymessageboard.com/2008/12/07/kinder-eggs-and-pero-instant-natural-beverage/ Humor, Crankiness, A Museum of Snack Foods and the Odd Motivational Piece Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: weird foods http://ihatemymessageboard.com/2008/12/07/kinder-eggs-and-pero-instant-natural-beverage/comment-page-1/#comment-7949 weird foods Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:52:17 +0000 http://ihatemymessageboard.com/?p=803#comment-7949 [...] Kinder Eggs and Pero Natural Beverage [...] [...] Kinder Eggs and Pero Natural Beverage [...]

]]> By: RC - Rambling Along... http://ihatemymessageboard.com/2008/12/07/kinder-eggs-and-pero-instant-natural-beverage/comment-page-1/#comment-7184 RC - Rambling Along... Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:09:41 +0000 http://ihatemymessageboard.com/?p=803#comment-7184 I just want the smiley-faced toy, so now I must go purchase edible goods from other countries, where they don't care if I choke on the non-edible surprise inside. :-) .-= RC - Rambling Along...´s last blog ..<a href="http://hillsmithfamily.com/2009/09/17/simple-speckled-bowl/" rel="nofollow">Simple speckled bowl</a> =-. I just want the smiley-faced toy, so now I must go purchase edible goods from other countries, where they don’t care if I choke on the non-edible surprise inside. :-)
.-= RC – Rambling Along…´s last blog ..Simple speckled bowl =-.

]]> By: RC - Rambling Along... http://ihatemymessageboard.com/2008/12/07/kinder-eggs-and-pero-instant-natural-beverage/comment-page-1/#comment-18371 RC - Rambling Along... Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:09:00 +0000 http://ihatemymessageboard.com/?p=803#comment-18371 I just want the smiley-faced toy, so now I must go purchase edible goods from other countries, where they don't care if I choke on the non-edible surprise inside. :-) .-= RC - Rambling Along...´s last blog ..<a href="http://hillsmithfamily.com/2009/09/17/simple-speckled-bowl/">Simple speckled bowl</a> =-. I just want the smiley-faced toy, so now I must go purchase edible goods from other countries, where they don’t care if I choke on the non-edible surprise inside. :-)
.-= RC – Rambling Along…´s last blog ..Simple speckled bowl =-.

]]> By: Cat http://ihatemymessageboard.com/2008/12/07/kinder-eggs-and-pero-instant-natural-beverage/comment-page-1/#comment-7183 Cat Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:57:58 +0000 http://ihatemymessageboard.com/?p=803#comment-7183 The same beverage is sold in Italy, under the name Orzo (Barley). You can buy it in coffee bars too, instead of espresso—they even have a special machine and cups—, though I've never actually seen anyone order it. The lady who owned the flat we were renting in Naples had an open packet of it in her kitchen; one sniff was enough to put me off but good. And when I was young, hundreds of years ago, you could buy something called "Camp Chicory Extract", a liquid coffee substitute; the "Camp", judging by the picture on the bottle, referred to army camps, not Eddie Izzard, and I suppose indicates that the stuff was originally sold to people going out to quell the latest fuzzy-wuzzy uprising in places where real coffee wasn't obtainable (I'm English, by the way). Chicory is the same plant as endive and is quite bitter; it goes very well with oranges. You've probably eaten it in salads without realising it. How about THAT for horror. The same beverage is sold in Italy, under the name Orzo (Barley). You can buy it in coffee bars too, instead of espresso—they even have a special machine and cups—, though I’ve never actually seen anyone order it. The lady who owned the flat we were renting in Naples had an open packet of it in her kitchen; one sniff was enough to put me off but good. And when I was young, hundreds of years ago, you could buy something called “Camp Chicory Extract”, a liquid coffee substitute; the “Camp”, judging by the picture on the bottle, referred to army camps, not Eddie Izzard, and I suppose indicates that the stuff was originally sold to people going out to quell the latest fuzzy-wuzzy uprising in places where real coffee wasn’t obtainable (I’m English, by the way). Chicory is the same plant as endive and is quite bitter; it goes very well with oranges. You’ve probably eaten it in salads without realising it. How about THAT for horror.

]]> By: Cat http://ihatemymessageboard.com/2008/12/07/kinder-eggs-and-pero-instant-natural-beverage/comment-page-1/#comment-18370 Cat Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:57:00 +0000 http://ihatemymessageboard.com/?p=803#comment-18370 The same beverage is sold in Italy, under the name Orzo (Barley). You can buy it in coffee bars too, instead of espresso—they even have a special machine and cups—, though I've never actually seen anyone order it. The lady who owned the flat we were renting in Naples had an open packet of it in her kitchen; one sniff was enough to put me off but good. And when I was young, hundreds of years ago, you could buy something called "Camp Chicory Extract", a liquid coffee substitute; the "Camp", judging by the picture on the bottle, referred to army camps, not Eddie Izzard, and I suppose indicates that the stuff was originally sold to people going out to quell the latest fuzzy-wuzzy uprising in places where real coffee wasn't obtainable (I'm English, by the way). Chicory is the same plant as endive and is quite bitter; it goes very well with oranges. You've probably eaten it in salads without realising it. How about THAT for horror. The same beverage is sold in Italy, under the name Orzo (Barley). You can buy it in coffee bars too, instead of espresso—they even have a special machine and cups—, though I’ve never actually seen anyone order it. The lady who owned the flat we were renting in Naples had an open packet of it in her kitchen; one sniff was enough to put me off but good. And when I was young, hundreds of years ago, you could buy something called “Camp Chicory Extract”, a liquid coffee substitute; the “Camp”, judging by the picture on the bottle, referred to army camps, not Eddie Izzard, and I suppose indicates that the stuff was originally sold to people going out to quell the latest fuzzy-wuzzy uprising in places where real coffee wasn’t obtainable (I’m English, by the way). Chicory is the same plant as endive and is quite bitter; it goes very well with oranges. You’ve probably eaten it in salads without realising it. How about THAT for horror.

]]> By: Online Colleges http://ihatemymessageboard.com/2008/12/07/kinder-eggs-and-pero-instant-natural-beverage/comment-page-1/#comment-4828 Online Colleges Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:45:45 +0000 http://ihatemymessageboard.com/?p=803#comment-4828 I want a kinder egg. And the Pero stuff looks like a bad version of ovalteen. I like this blog more and more each day. I want a kinder egg. And the Pero stuff looks like a bad version of ovalteen. I like this blog more and more each day.

]]> By: Online Colleges http://ihatemymessageboard.com/2008/12/07/kinder-eggs-and-pero-instant-natural-beverage/comment-page-1/#comment-18369 Online Colleges Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:45:00 +0000 http://ihatemymessageboard.com/?p=803#comment-18369 I want a kinder egg. And the Pero stuff looks like a bad version of ovalteen. I like this blog more and more each day. I want a kinder egg. And the Pero stuff looks like a bad version of ovalteen. I like this blog more and more each day.

]]> By: Garry Glissmeyer http://ihatemymessageboard.com/2008/12/07/kinder-eggs-and-pero-instant-natural-beverage/comment-page-1/#comment-2015 Garry Glissmeyer Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:17:50 +0000 http://ihatemymessageboard.com/?p=803#comment-2015 Pero and Postum are and were commonly used as a hot drink, by those who might have adverse or strong reactions to caffeine, yet enjoy a warm beverage. As a kid, I remember them both in our home. Pero or Postum were sweetened with sugar, then milk or cream added, to taste. In my case, lots of milk added! In the beginning, like coffee, it is an acquired taste. But knowing you were consuming a grain-based drink also had a healthy side benefit...at least that was the thinking. Pero and Postum are and were commonly used as a hot drink, by those who might have adverse or strong reactions to caffeine, yet enjoy a warm beverage. As a kid, I remember them both in our home. Pero or Postum were sweetened with sugar, then milk or cream added, to taste. In my case, lots of milk added!
In the beginning, like coffee, it is an acquired taste. But knowing you were consuming a grain-based drink also had a healthy side benefit…at least that was the thinking.

]]> By: Garry Glissmeyer http://ihatemymessageboard.com/2008/12/07/kinder-eggs-and-pero-instant-natural-beverage/comment-page-1/#comment-18368 Garry Glissmeyer Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:17:00 +0000 http://ihatemymessageboard.com/?p=803#comment-18368 Pero and Postum are and were commonly used as a hot drink, by those who might have adverse or strong reactions to caffeine, yet enjoy a warm beverage. As a kid, I remember them both in our home. Pero or Postum were sweetened with sugar, then milk or cream added, to taste. In my case, lots of milk added! In the beginning, like coffee, it is an acquired taste. But knowing you were consuming a grain-based drink also had a healthy side benefit...at least that was the thinking. Pero and Postum are and were commonly used as a hot drink, by those who might have adverse or strong reactions to caffeine, yet enjoy a warm beverage. As a kid, I remember them both in our home. Pero or Postum were sweetened with sugar, then milk or cream added, to taste. In my case, lots of milk added!
In the beginning, like coffee, it is an acquired taste. But knowing you were consuming a grain-based drink also had a healthy side benefit…at least that was the thinking.

]]> By: Brad Hart http://ihatemymessageboard.com/2008/12/07/kinder-eggs-and-pero-instant-natural-beverage/comment-page-1/#comment-1990 Brad Hart Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:51:44 +0000 http://ihatemymessageboard.com/?p=803#comment-1990 All right as someone who knows Pero and knows what it is good for. As you might have guessed from the the ingredients other than the chicory, it sounds a lot like what might go into beer. I would likely give up my life before I gave up coffee for Pero, but it does have another use. It makes an ok home brew beer. It dissolves well making the mash easy to work with and the beer easy to filter after fermentation. While it is not nearly as good as the chicory beers I had in New Orleans, it was better than I expected. For the record chicory laced coffee is pretty good, but it has to be good coffee to start with and most certainly not a grain based substitute. If you ever go to New Orleans and have a memorable cup of coffee it is because it was a blend of coffee and chicory. The memory might not be a pleasant one, but chicory laced coffee do stick in your memory. <abbr><em>Brad Hart´s last blog post..<a href="http://bradstinyworld.com/health-and-medicine/food-myths/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">Food Myths</a></abbr></em> All right as someone who knows Pero and knows what it is good for. As you might have guessed from the the ingredients other than the chicory, it sounds a lot like what might go into beer. I would likely give up my life before I gave up coffee for Pero, but it does have another use. It makes an ok home brew beer. It dissolves well making the mash easy to work with and the beer easy to filter after fermentation. While it is not nearly as good as the chicory beers I had in New Orleans, it was better than I expected.

For the record chicory laced coffee is pretty good, but it has to be good coffee to start with and most certainly not a grain based substitute. If you ever go to New Orleans and have a memorable cup of coffee it is because it was a blend of coffee and chicory. The memory might not be a pleasant one, but chicory laced coffee do stick in your memory.

Brad Hart´s last blog post..Food Myths

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