"The Cook" wrote in message
> On Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:46:23 -0000, "Bertie Doe"
wrote:
>
>>
>>"Dee Randall" < wrote in message
>>>
>>> "Bertie Doe" <wrote in message
>>
>>>
>>> My fav is vanilla ice cream on fresh
>>>> or tinned fruit. I roast my own coffee and would love to make coffee
>>>> sauce for ice cream, but I can never make it thick or strong enough.
>>>> The
>>>> local s/mkt sells lots of flavored syrups - except coffee.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Your remarks Coffee Sauce sounds fantastic for ice cream. I wonder
>>> if
>>> this would be a similar recipe to what you might make.
>>> http://www.recipezaar.com/Creamy-Coffee-Sauce-198831
>>>
>>> (Seeing you on alt.coffee)
>>> Dee Dee
>>Thanks Dee but I was looking for a coffee flavor, that I could put into my
>>empty sqeezey syrup containers and maybe use over porridge as well - as a
>>change from maple flavored syrup. The egg yolks in the recipezaar, mean
>>that
>>it'll have a fairly short fridge-life.
>>
>>I might try Waynes idea of a coffee extract. I once tried 'Bev' made by
>>Lyons Tetley, but they add chicory, which spoils the taste IMO
>>http://www.kzwp.com/lyons/group3.htm
>>
>>
>
>
> Try making a syrup and add instant coffee with just enough water to
> make a paste. Play with that and see if you can get something
> palatable.
> --

A couple of people on the coffee forums tried it, but the results were
strangely bitter, despite the presence of sugar/syrup.