"jmcquown" > wrote in
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> sf wrote:
>> On Sat, 8 May 2004 12:05:25 -0500, "jmcquown"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Darryl L. Pierce wrote:
>>> > elaine wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> I'm having a few friends over to watch this finale. Nothing
>>> fancy >> - chicken wings, veggies & dip, cheesecake and of course,
>>> wine. >
>>> > What, no big cups of coffee and muffins the size of softballs?
>>>
>>> I always wondered about those HUGE coffee mugs...
>>>
>> They're lattes.
>>
> Okay, please enlighten me... what they hell is a 'latte'? Last time I
> checked, it was expresso sweetened and served with cream and sometimes
> spiked with cinnamon or similar. But, apparently in order to be a
> latte, you need to serve it in a mug large enough to fly a small plane
> into and be displayed prominently on "Friends"
>
> I think I prefer demitasse... the coffee doesn't get cold and the cups
> are so cute!
>
> Jill

Lattés do not necessarily have to be served in cups large enough for a
main course, nor do they usually contain sugar, cinnamon, or cream. As
with many imports to the US, the hype of the vendors has *******ized a
very simple beverage. The typical café latté contains nothing more than
hot steamed whole milk and hot espresso in a ratio of about 4:1.

Wayne