With marshmallows, if cocoa, or, in the
language of Northwestern Arkansas, the
less formal but perfectly legitimate phrase
is: hot chocolate (or, more accurately: hot
chocklit). If it’s coffee, none of that
Keurig catastrophe that has demolished
the coffee shelves at supermarkets
everywhere. Go to Trader Joe’s and
pick up the 10 Instant Coffee Pack-
ets (their own brand), “all dressed up
with creamer & sugar” as it says on the
front of the box, along with “just add water”
and “ideal for travel.” For a buck ninety-nine.
10 instant packets! And if you’re fresh out of
dainty coffee mugs the size of which are often
seen in European bistros, make sure you use
2 packets. Or 3. Simply snip the tops off.
Blow to open. Pour into hot water. And enjoy
