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"There was a tiny range within which coffee was effective, short of which it was useless, and beyond which, it was fatal." - The Writing Life, Annie Dillard, 1989

Island Coffee

1 Teaspoon superfine 
  sugar
1/2 Cup espresso coffee
2 Tablespoons Myer's Rum
  or other dark, 
  heavy rum
1 Tablespoon Tia Maria 
  Liquor
2 Tablespoons heavy 
  cream

Dissolve the sugar in the
espresso and chill.

Pour the rum and Tia Maria
onto an 8-ounce stemmed 
glass and add the espresso
mixture. Slowly pour the 
cream over the back of a 
teaspoon so the cream 
floats on top.

Serves 1

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"...wherever it has been introduced it has spelled revolution. It has been the world's most radical drink in that it's function has always been to make people think. And when people have been thinking, they become dangerous to tyrants and foes of liberty of thoughts and actions." - All About Coffee, William Ukes, 1935

Espresso Chocolate Pots de Creme

1 Cup half-and-half or light cream
2 Teaspoons instant espresso powder
1 4-oz pkg. sweet bakings chocolate,
  coursely chopped
2 teaspoons sugar
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3 beaten egg yolks
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

In a heavy small saucepan combine 
half-and-half or light cream, espresso powder,
chocolate and sugar. Cook and stir over medium
heat 10 minutes or till mixture reaches a full 
boil and thickness. 
Gradually stir about half of the hot mixture 
into the beaten egg yolks. Stir egg yolk mixture
 into remaining hot mixture in pan. Cook and 
stir over low heat for 2 minutes more. Remove 
from heat. Stir in vanilla.

Pour the warm mixture into 4 to 6 pots de 
creme cups or small dessert bowls. Cover and 
chill for 2 to 24 hours. Makes 4 to 6 servings.