Chock Full o Nuts Coffee

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My son tells me he can't locate it in the Minneapolis area.
Any ideas?

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Far as I can tell said:

My son tells me he can't locate it in the Minneapolis area.
Any ideas?

Yes. Get down on your knees and thank God.

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My son tells me he can't locate it in the Minneapolis
area. Any ideas?

Buy good coffee instead?

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Snowfeet1 said:

My son tells me he can't locate it in the Minneapolis
area. Any ideas? Thanks.

If they have a Trader Joes, they may stock it. They do
in Seattle.
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snowfeet1 writes:

My son tells me he can't locate it in the Minneapolis
area. Any ideas?

Why would he want to?

Because better coffee a millionaire's money can't buy.

-Mike

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snowfeet1 writes:

My son tells me he can't locate it in the Minneapolis
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ideas?

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Why would he want to?

Because better coffee a millionaire's money can't buy.

-Mike

I disagree. Ever try 100% Kona? We grow it but it is worth
trying if you think C.F.O.N. is where it's at.

If you want creamy, chocolaty, highly aromatic and just
plain yummy coffee, try 100% Kona.No pesticides. All
natural. A customer said it was "like dessert for
breakfast" <g>.

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snowfeet1 writes:

My son tells me he can't locate it in the Minneapolis
area. Any ideas?

Why would he want to?

Because better coffee a millionaire's money can't buy.

I got a tin of that when I was in Vermont. Gutless weak
stuff. I gave it to my landlord and got some Lavazza.
Medaglia D'Oro was acceptable (a bit limp though).

ant

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Mike Pearce said:

Because better coffee a millionaire's money can't buy.

I disagree. Ever try 100% Kona? We grow it but it is worth
trying if you think C.F.O.N. is where it's at.

If you want creamy, chocolaty, highly aromatic and just
plain yummy coffee, try 100% Kona.No pesticides. All
natural. A customer said it was "like dessert for
breakfast" <g>.

This is not a matter of agree or disagree. It's simply a
fact. Clearly, you know absolutely nothing about coffee. 🙂

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On Thu, 3 Jun 2004 10:35:39 -0500, "Mike Pearce"
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I disagree. Ever try 100% Kona? We grow it but it is worth
trying if you think C.F.O.N. is where it's at.

If you want creamy, chocolaty, highly aromatic and just
plain yummy coffee, try 100% Kona.No pesticides. All
natural. A customer said it was "like dessert for
breakfast" <g>.

Oh I soooo agree. I've only had 100% Kona once when a friend
from Hawaii brought a couple of pounds of it back for us
after a visit home. We've been ruined of all other coffee
since. Yum!

Mike Pearce said:

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Mike Pearce said:

Because better coffee a millionaire's money can't buy.

I disagree. Ever try 100% Kona? We grow it but it is worth
trying if you think C.F.O.N. is where it's at.

If you want creamy, chocolaty, highly aromatic and just
plain yummy coffee, try 100% Kona.No pesticides. All
natural. A customer said it was "like dessert for
breakfast" <g>.

This is not a matter of agree or disagree. It's simply
a fact. Clearly, you know absolutely nothing about
coffee. 🙂

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Actually, Thunder et al, probably have forgotten more about
coffee than you will ever know. ;-)

An advertising jingle is a long way from truth,
especially this one.

jim

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Mike Pearce said:

Because better coffee a millionaire's money can't buy.

I disagree. Ever try 100% Kona? We grow it but it is
worth trying

if

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you think C.F.O.N. is where it's at.

If you want creamy, chocolaty, highly aromatic and just
plain yummy coffee, try 100% Kona.No pesticides. All
natural. A customer said

it

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was "like dessert for breakfast" <g>.

This is not a matter of agree or disagree. It's
simply a fact.

Clearly, you

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know absolutely nothing about coffee. 🙂

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You are right, I did not know the jingle. Thanks.

OTOH I have always wondered why it was called CFO Nuts.
There are no Nuts in coffee. Beans would be a better word.
But poetic license goes far🙂

Thanks enseandaJim, too.

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Mike Pearce said:

Because better coffee a millionaire's money can't buy.

I disagree. Ever try 100% Kona? We grow it but it is
worth trying if you think C.F.O.N. is where it's at.

If you want creamy, chocolaty, highly aromatic and just
plain yummy coffee, try 100% Kona.No pesticides. All
natural. A customer said it was "like dessert for
breakfast" <g>.

This is not a matter of agree or disagree. It's simply a
fact. Clearly,

you

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know absolutely nothing about coffee. 🙂

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Chock Full 'o Nuts is okay for what it is - canned mass
market coffee. Unlike the Folgers, etc. swill it is at least
drinkable...but it's no match for a good coffee e.g. Smith
Farms or what I can get at my locally - owned and operated
coffee provender on the corner (Coffee & Tea Exchange in
Chicago...) or Peet's or whatever....

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Best Greg

In article said:

Actually, Thunder et al, probably have forgotten more
about coffee than you will ever know. ;-)

An advertising jingle is a long way from truth, especially
this one.

But the poster was quoting, and gave a reference to the
quote. He _didn't_ claim it was true. However, we forgive
you since you displayed the Grand Hailing Signal of Extreme
Pedanticism in your message.

As for coffee in Minneapolis, I've seen CFON someplace or
other in the last few years, but I recommend a trip to Dunn
Brothers. It doesn't have the mystical cachet, but it is
roughly a hundred times better, in my opinion. The Fridley
store has the best beans, though most any one (except the
airport) will have something a lot better than Charbucks.
Again, in my opinion. (The airport is the only location that
doesn't roast. Apparently the Metropolitan Airports
Commission is concerned that with hundreds of thousands of
gallons of jet fuel being pushed around by hundreds of big
blowtorches, the addition of a coffee roaster will create a
big ol' safety hazard.)

Mike Beede

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OTOH I have always wondered why it was called CFO Nuts.
There are no Nuts in coffee. Beans would be a better word.
But poetic license goes far🙂

I did find a reference to a CFON restaurant in New York, but
nothing about how long it's been there. Of course, that
would only push the mystery back to "why did they name the
restaurant that." The Sara Lee site talks about the jingle
(which apparently everyone older than me is quite familiar
with ... ahem), but apparently assumes the name is
unremarkable.

Mike Beede

P.S., I was suprised to find a _Cook's Illustrated_ article
where CFON french roast beats Charbucks. But not
*really* suprised.... <cooksillustrated.comcooksillustrated.comOpen ↗
article.asp?did=5378&bdc=64536

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kona said:

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OTOH I have always wondered why it was called CFO Nuts.
There are no Nuts in coffee. Beans would be a better
word. But poetic license goes far🙂

I did find a reference to a CFON restaurant in New York,
but nothing about how long it's been there. Of course,
that would only push the mystery back to "why did they
name the restaurant that." The Sara Lee site talks about
the jingle (which apparently everyone older than me is
quite familiar with ... ahem), but apparently assumes the
name is unremarkable.

The shop was originally a nut shop in NY city. In the
depression, as nuts became a luxury that fewer people could
afford, they switched to being mainly a coffee shop.

--
Peter Aitken

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Mike Beede said:

I did find a reference to a CFON restaurant in New York,
but nothing about how long it's been there. Of course,
that would only push the mystery back to "why did they
name the restaurant that." The Sara Lee site talks about
the jingle (which apparently everyone older than me is
quite familiar with ... ahem), but apparently assumes the
name is unremarkable.

According to Mark Pendergast's "Uncommon Grounds," it was
named by William Black, who in 1926 started out with a nut
stand in a basement at Broadway and Forty-third street in
NYC, calling it Chock full o' Nuts. Within six years, this
became a chain of eighteen stores all over Manhattan. He
turned this chain into quick-order luncheonettes "offering a
nutted cheese sandwich on whole wheat raisin bread, along
with coffee, each for a nickel. Later he added soup and pie
to the menu. By the 1950s Black owned twenty-five
restaurants in New York City. When coffee prices went up and
quality began to decline, Black, a stickler for the freshest
ingredients, was disturbed. At first, like other restaurant
owners, he held to a 5-cent cup of coffee by watering the
brews. He soon broke ranks, however, raising his price and
announcing that he refused to compromise on quality. Then in
October 1953 he astonished the coffee trade by coming out
with his own brand, Chock full o' Nuts.... Everyone thought
it would flop, particularly with such a stupid name. Maybe
Chock full o' Beans-but nuts?"

The text notes that the original jingle was sung by Black's
second wife, Jean Martin: "Chock full o' Nuts is that
heavenly coffee Heavenly coffee, heavenly coffee Chock full
o' Nuts is that heavenly coffee- Better coffee Rockefeller's
money can't buy"

Nelson Rockefeller, who owned several Latin American coffee
concerns, didn't want his name to be used to promote the
competition, so he sued. Black changed the jingle to "Better
coffee a millionaire's money can't buy."

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Mike Beede said:

In article <[email hidden]>, JimLane

Quoted message said:

Actually, Thunder et al, probably have forgotten more
about coffee than you will ever know. ;-)

An advertising jingle is a long way from truth, especially
this one.

But the poster was quoting, and gave a reference to the
quote. He _didn't_ claim it was true. However, we forgive
you since you displayed the Grand Hailing Signal of
Extreme Pedanticism in your message.

As for coffee in Minneapolis, I've seen CFON someplace or
other in the last few years, but I recommend a trip to
Dunn Brothers. It doesn't have the mystical cachet, but it
is roughly a hundred times better, in my opinion. The
Fridley store has the best beans, though most any one
(except the airport) will have something a lot better than
Charbucks. Again, in my opinion. (The airport is the only
location that doesn't roast. Apparently the Metropolitan
Airports Commission is concerned that with hundreds of
thousands of gallons of jet fuel being pushed around by
hundreds of big blowtorches, the addition of a coffee
roaster will create a big ol' safety hazard.)

Mike Beede

Thanks for putting words in my mouth, clown. Best try re-
reading the thread again, after taking reading and
comprehension 101.

My position was Thunder did not know about the jingle
despite the reference given later by penmart. It was
delivered first as a one liner without, WITHOUT,
attribution. And without that, it stood as the OP's
statement. Anyone, without knowledge of the jingle, should
challenge the ridiculous claim. As Thunder said, he didn't
know about the jingle.

My reply to the rfc troll was in relation his slam of
Thunder, who does know more about coffee than that idiot
does. Guaranteed.

BTW, as you seem interested in well roasted coffees, try
roasting your own and visit Thunder, me and dozens of
others who do our own roasting. Perhaps you have a thing or
two to learn.

jim

Mike Beede said:

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smithfarms pure kona said:

OTOH I have always wondered why it was called CFO Nuts.
There are no Nuts in coffee. Beans would be a better word.
But poetic license goes far🙂

I did find a reference to a CFON restaurant in New York,
but nothing about how long it's been there. Of course,
that would only push the mystery back to "why did they
name the restaurant that." The Sara Lee site talks about
the jingle (which apparently everyone older than me is
quite familiar with ... ahem), but apparently assumes the
name is unremarkable.

Mike Beede

P.S., I was suprised to find a _Cook's Illustrated_
article where CFON french roast beats Charbucks. But
not *really* suprised.... <cooksillustrate-cooksillustrate-Open ↗
d.com/article.asp?did=5378&bdc=64536>

As did Consumer Reports.

Restaurants first showed up in the 50's in Manhattan.
--
Alan

"If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the relig-
ion, and avoid the people, you might better stay home."
-- James Michener

On Fri, 04 Jun 2004 01:26:13 GMT, Scott <[email hidden]>

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In article <[email hidden]>, Mike Beede

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I did find a reference to a CFON restaurant in New
York, but

nothing

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about how long it's been there. Of course, that would
only push

the

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mystery back to "why did they name the restaurant that."
The Sara Lee site talks about the jingle (which
apparently everyone older

than

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me is quite familiar with ... ahem), but apparently
assumes the

name

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is unremarkable.

According to Mark Pendergast's "Uncommon Grounds," it was
named by William Black, who in 1926 started out with a nut
stand in a basement

at

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Broadway and Forty-third street in NYC, calling it
Chock full o'

Nuts.

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Within six years, this became a chain of eighteen stores
all over Manhattan. He turned this chain into quick-order
luncheonettes

"offering

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a nutted cheese sandwich on whole wheat raisin bread,
along with

coffee,

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each for a nickel. Later he added soup and pie to the menu.
By the 1950s Black owned twenty-five restaurants in New
York City.

When

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coffee prices went up and quality began to decline, Black,
a stickler for the freshest ingredients, was disturbed. At
first, like other restaurant owners, he held to a 5-cent
cup of coffee by watering the brews. He soon broke ranks,
however, raising his price and announcing that he refused
to compromise on quality. Then in October 1953 he
astonished the coffee trade by coming out

with

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his own brand, Chock full o' Nuts.... Everyone thought it
would flop, particularly with such a stupid name. Maybe
Chock full o' Beans-but nuts?"

The text notes that the original jingle was sung by
Black's second

wife,

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Jean Martin: "Chock full o' Nuts is that heavenly coffee
Heavenly coffee, heavenly coffee Chock full o' Nuts is
that heavenly coffee- Better coffee Rockefeller's money
can't buy"

Nelson Rockefeller, who owned several Latin American coffee
concerns, didn't want his name to be used to promote the
competition, so he

sued.

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Black changed the jingle to "Better coffee a
millionaire's money

can't

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buy."

Fascinating, Scott, thank you. I have the "Uncommon Grounds"
and never thought of researching the CFON reasoning.

Mahalo to all, Thunder

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