Comments on: Coffee Soup

By: tmcaimi

tmcaimi — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 11:40:24 +0000

Hi Karen, thanks for the comment. After I wrote this essay, I did a little searching on the history of coffee soup and found that it was often made with stale bread. That probably makes more sense than saltine crackers (I should have mentioned in the essay that we used unsalted tops), but I suppose each family recipe is a bit different.

By: Karen Yeomans

Karen Yeomans — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:00:02 +0000

Thanks for sharing your memory! I just posted on Facebook today that I had a hankering for coffee soup. The major response from others was, “What is coffee soup.” I then, of course, took the time to write down our way of making coffee soup. It was always a fun treat for me when we had it. Most people are grossed out by it, but just thinking about it makes my mouth water.

By: tmcaimi

tmcaimi — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:14:22 +0000

Hey Ang, I should have sent you the link! Thanks for the comment. You are, by my estimation, the approximate fourth reader of my blog. Now I’ll have to write more in attempt to retain my readership :-)

By: angela harding

angela harding — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 18:13:36 +0000

Tara,
I finally found you! I enjoyed your memory. Look forward to reading more of your work.
Ang

By: tmcaimi

tmcaimi — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:56:54 +0000

Thanks Meg, I did a brief search and learned that coffee soup is a depression era-inspired concoction. Not surprising, but I guess I wondered if it was an Italian thing. Still don’t really know – maybe someday I’ll actually look into it!

By: Meg

Meg — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 23:04:35 +0000

Beautiful!

By: dave

dave — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 13:39:02 +0000

This is a wonderful remembrance, Tara! A real sensory treat. Vivid images for my eyes, ears and nose; maybe the best so far.