I’m busy packing some essentials
for our four day hike in the Yukon and couldn’t pass up the instant coffee. “Smoother
taste”, they say, “richer aroma” – kind of sound like canned messages? Well
that’s just like the coffee comes nowadays; in cans 250 g at a time! Course I
won’t need the whole can; just pack some into a zip up bag and that’ll just
have to do. If we start to run out over the four days, I’ll just have to ration
Margaret!
As long as I can remember it
always came in glass jars. I always liked the shape of them; instantly appealing
just as were the contents! Yes, to me it always was smooth and it did have a
rich aroma. And, at the ripe old age of six years old, I was hooked on Taster’s
Choice instant coffee!
It was on another trip, near
to fifty years ago that it happened. A rarity for me as a youngster, my Grandma
and Aunt were kind enough to bring me with them on a trip to Waskesiu in Prince Albert National Park, and beyond. As I recall, it was a magnificent trip devoted
to camping, fishing, and revelry and drinking nothing but Taster’s Choice instant
coffee the entire time!
I often think of them as I
enjoy an instant cuppa. They were real characters and very special. If I knew
how to say something in Iñupiaq or Tłı̨chǫ
Yatıı̀ I would do so in honour of my Grandma, as the DNA would seem to
direct. I also think of my Grandma and Aunt and our memorable trip to Waskesiu
and beyond whenever I hear Connie Kaldor sing the Canoe Song.
Why don’t you brew up a cup,
have a listen and be transported too!
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