FOOD FRIDAY: The price of mud
Indignity Vol. 5, No. 185
Last Call for Cheap Coffee
WE DRINK A lotta coffee in my house, and any time I go to the grocery store I keep my eyeballs peeled for deals. The Tim Horton's and Eight O'Clock bags up on top in the featured image are the last gasp of cheapo coffee I think we're gonna see for a while. Thanks, Trump tariff!
Back in the good old days when we had the economic latitude, we didn't go for these brands, no offense, my wife is the true coffee drinker, I don't care, I will drink Dunkin Donuts coffee. As a Household, we went for local brand Zeke's, and macro-bean stuff like Peets, Starbucks, and Café Bustelo, but now it's all about relative Value! What time is it? Well, at my local supermarket, it's lookin' like Eight O'Clock.
Which brings me to this deal from September and I will remember it fondly, as the steam rises off my freshly brewed cuppa Café Tariff that I see in my immediate future, some COSTCO Kirkland Supremo Ground Budget-Roast-Whatever cut with chicory and pencil shavings, urgh.
So here is (was) happy™ coffee! Marked down from $15.99, such a deal.
I am being all romantic about the Deal. As far as the coffee went, the preliminary verdict from my wife was: “Smells like Folgers. Looks like Folgers,” and it didn't get better after brewing a pot and drinking a cup. Even for me, it was an unsatisfying experience, thin. I feel bad about it, because this stuff was apparently a product in partnership for mental health, but the market decided it was a closeout.
I think I'm done with coffee from my local market for awhile. COSTCO is looking like the place to buy the beans right now, probably because they have a cushion of big-box inventory.
If you are an urban dweller, it might be time to look beyond the city line to the price clubs for Trump Tariff–delayed java prices while they last.
WEATHER REVIEWS
New York City, October 16, 2025
★★★★ Silver accents on the dawn sky were succeeded by pure blue. Leaves took flight from the subway grate, rose a story or two, and came spinning or tumbling back down. Brick in Midtown looked precise and glass looked bleary. It felt urgent to get out of the shade and absorb the direct warmth. A crushed plastic beverage lid gleamed on the pavement like a solid metal benchmark.
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WE PRESENT INSTRUCTIONS in aid of the assembly of sandwiches selected from Buffalo Cookery: A Collection of Choice Recipes Carefully Selected, by St. Luke's Sunday-School Ladies' Auxiliary, Buffalo, Wyoming in 1916 and available at archive.org for the delectation of all.
TOASTED CHEESE SANDWICHES
Mrs. Patsy Healy
Slice bread thin and remove crusts. Between two pieces of bread lay a piece of cheese and sprinkle the cheese with salt. Cover the top slice of bread with melted butter and paprika. Place in hot oven until top is brown and cheese melted.
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