PerspectiveLeather13 t1_jefni3d wrote on March 31, 2023 at 5:43 PM

Ah that explains that line from Cold Mountain then

“And it’s real coffee, not just chicory and dirt!”

bolanrox t1_jefqnh5 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 6:04 PM

Was a bit in the Alt SciFi / Fiction Turtledove book Guns for the South.

time travelers upon meeting Gen Lee for the first time offer him folgers instant coffee. Lee says its not as good as the real thing but much better than the Chicory blend.

PerspectiveLeather13 t1_jefskpe wrote on March 31, 2023 at 6:16 PM

Hehehehe I love it

bolanrox t1_jefulic wrote on March 31, 2023 at 6:29 PM

its a good book. mostly historically accurate minus the time travel intervention