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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 95870" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I bet you don't know Nescaf frappé, Greek style!</p><p></p><p>We were in Athens during a drought plus heatwave, we would retire to the hotel roof in the evening and pant by the pool. At the bar there I saw a woman clearly enjoying a very dark-looking iced coffee, so we tried it.</p><p></p><p>It's the most refreshing thing we've ever had, much more thirst-quenching in scorching weather, because it's mostly water. And ice.</p><p></p><p>Here goes - the instant coffee version.</p><p></p><p>Get a shaker (we were able to buy special coffee frappé shakers in Greece) and put in 200 ml iced water and ice. There should be another 150 ml of air space for shaking.</p><p>Add heaped spoon of instant coffee (you could substitute a cold double shot here if you like). Add sugar/sweeteners to your taste. Put lid on, making darn sure it's held down tight. Shake madly - it's amazing how much it froths up. Take lid off (carefully), add a splash of milk, briefly shake again, serve.</p><p></p><p>In Greece we had these everywhere, often served in the shaker with a straw. The cost of these varied - about 300 Dr on the hotel roof, 500 Dr at the airport (where we spent 17 hours and a lot of money on these) and 250 Dr on Crete. We bought the shakers for 300 Dr each. After that we made our own at the airports, the only problem being we had to make do with tap water and not iced water. But every time we made our own, we saved 500 Dr.</p><p>(Back then, 100 Dr was about A$0.80).</p><p></p><p>But marvellously thirst-quenching, once you get used to the, "My, it's watery!" feeling. One of these, really cold, could make you forget that it was 45C at 6 pm and also give you the energy to go on partying until after midnight.</p><p></p><p>We still have our frappé shakers, exactly the same as the ones in which our bought coffees were served. I drink loads of tis every summer.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 95870, member: 1991"] I bet you don't know Nescaf frappé, Greek style! We were in Athens during a drought plus heatwave, we would retire to the hotel roof in the evening and pant by the pool. At the bar there I saw a woman clearly enjoying a very dark-looking iced coffee, so we tried it. It's the most refreshing thing we've ever had, much more thirst-quenching in scorching weather, because it's mostly water. And ice. Here goes - the instant coffee version. Get a shaker (we were able to buy special coffee frappé shakers in Greece) and put in 200 ml iced water and ice. There should be another 150 ml of air space for shaking. Add heaped spoon of instant coffee (you could substitute a cold double shot here if you like). Add sugar/sweeteners to your taste. Put lid on, making darn sure it's held down tight. Shake madly - it's amazing how much it froths up. Take lid off (carefully), add a splash of milk, briefly shake again, serve. In Greece we had these everywhere, often served in the shaker with a straw. The cost of these varied - about 300 Dr on the hotel roof, 500 Dr at the airport (where we spent 17 hours and a lot of money on these) and 250 Dr on Crete. We bought the shakers for 300 Dr each. After that we made our own at the airports, the only problem being we had to make do with tap water and not iced water. But every time we made our own, we saved 500 Dr. (Back then, 100 Dr was about A$0.80). But marvellously thirst-quenching, once you get used to the, "My, it's watery!" feeling. One of these, really cold, could make you forget that it was 45C at 6 pm and also give you the energy to go on partying until after midnight. We still have our frappé shakers, exactly the same as the ones in which our bought coffees were served. I drink loads of tis every summer. Marg [/QUOTE]
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