Non-Fiction: Campfire Coffee Story, the Creation of the Truck Stop/Norwegian Coffee - A Meeting of Minds

GinnyStar · Jun 28 2008, 02:49 PM

When I was very young, I was camping with my whole family, the two set Grandparents and one of my uncles. Being so young, I had seen the adults make perked coffee, but never made it until this trip.
One of the adults had the kindling and wood ready to start from the embers from the night before in the cement fire pit, placing the heavy metal grate over it.
Setting out the campfire coffee pot and the can of coffee out. Then leaving it out on the table ready to put on the pot when the fire was ready for it. Then had to answer the call of nature up at the shelter outhouses, near by, the fire had taken hold, while the adult was gone. Then not knowing that I had followed the adult out of our tent, I decided to make them coffee. I had filled the pot with water from the water tap on the water jug. Put the basket that held the ground coffee inside the full pot, and not knowing how much to use fill the basket full to top with coffee grounds put the top on and placed on the grill. Letting it start to perk, I do not know how long it had perked, when the adults came to pour it out it was so thick and strong that one grandmother called it Norwegian coffee, my father and my one uncle on that trip were semi-truck drivers so they called Truck Stop coffee. Who had make it and I said I did. They took a quarter of it and mixed it with hot water to drink it, were still strong. We had to perk about five times to get out the entire flavor out of my pot of coffee.
Therefore, I did not know that use 1-2 teaspoon for each cup of coffee brewed.

GinnyStar · Jun 28 2008, 02:53 PM

Here something I hope evey one likes. It happen to me as a kid.

I can give Dan may other half of the place the idea, for when the first time he did stop

till tears in his eyes, I used it as an essay for my life long learn.

This is just a background infomation on my story.

Chequamegon National Forest, U.S. Forestry Service, Wisconsin. The Mondeaux Dam, Spearhead Point Camping Ground The first camping ground and picnic shelter built by the WPA (Work Projects Administration)
My Grandfather Harry, Sr. Korleski was made a foreman at the at Mondeaux Dam Flowage he was head time keeper (did the bookkeeping)

By the way. I will have do some editing so I started a feedback on another thread for this story.http://forums.srellim.org/showthread.php?t=5499

Jun 28 2008, 02:49 PM	#1
GinnyStar Dolphineer Craftmaster Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Wausau, WI USA, Central Standard Time Gender: F Fan of: Pern, other SF works Now Reading: Dragonback Bargain	Campfire Coffee Story, the Creation of the Truck Stop/Norwegian Coffee When I was very young, I was camping with my whole family, the two set Grandparents and one of my uncles. Being so young, I had seen the adults make perked coffee, but never made it until this trip. One of the adults had the kindling and wood ready to start from the embers from the night before in the cement fire pit, placing the heavy metal grate over it. Setting out the campfire coffee pot and the can of coffee out. Then leaving it out on the table ready to put on the pot when the fire was ready for it. Then had to answer the call of nature up at the shelter outhouses, near by, the fire had taken hold, while the adult was gone. Then not knowing that I had followed the adult out of our tent, I decided to make them coffee. I had filled the pot with water from the water tap on the water jug. Put the basket that held the ground coffee inside the full pot, and not knowing how much to use fill the basket full to top with coffee grounds put the top on and placed on the grill. Letting it start to perk, I do not know how long it had perked, when the adults came to pour it out it was so thick and strong that one grandmother called it Norwegian coffee, my father and my one uncle on that trip were semi-truck drivers so they called Truck Stop coffee. Who had make it and I said I did. They took a quarter of it and mixed it with hot water to drink it, were still strong. We had to perk about five times to get out the entire flavor out of my pot of coffee. Therefore, I did not know that use 1-2 teaspoon for each cup of coffee brewed. __________________ Lover s s, s and friends Lover of and beads, http://www.change.org/profiles/GinnyStar Dragoncave GinnyStar2 Jellied Dragons Lair of Dragons http://dragcave.net/user/GinnyStar2 Thanks! Others: None at this time WIP http://archiveofourown.org/works/252259 http://www.daisy.org/learning-difficulties Last edited by GinnyStar; Jun 29 2008 at 05:34 PM. Reason: Editing

Jun 28 2008, 02:53 PM	#2
GinnyStar Dolphineer Craftmaster Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Wausau, WI USA, Central Standard Time Gender: F Fan of: Pern, other SF works Now Reading: Dragonback Bargain	Re: Campfire Coffee Story, the Creation of the Truck Stop/Norwegian Coffee Here something I hope evey one likes. It happen to me as a kid. I can give Dan may other half of the place the idea, for when the first time he did stop till tears in his eyes, I used it as an essay for my life long learn. This is just a background infomation on my story. Chequamegon National Forest, U.S. Forestry Service, Wisconsin. The Mondeaux Dam, Spearhead Point Camping Ground The first camping ground and picnic shelter built by the WPA (Work Projects Administration) My Grandfather Harry, Sr. Korleski was made a foreman at the at Mondeaux Dam Flowage he was head time keeper (did the bookkeeping) By the way. I will have do some editing so I started a feedback on another thread for this story.http://forums.srellim.org/showthread.php?t=5499 __________________ Lover s s, s and friends Lover of and beads, http://www.change.org/profiles/GinnyStar Dragoncave GinnyStar2 Jellied Dragons Lair of Dragons http://dragcave.net/user/GinnyStar2 Thanks! Others: None at this time WIP http://archiveofourown.org/works/252259 http://www.daisy.org/learning-difficulties Last edited by GinnyStar; Jul 13 2008 at 08:07 AM.