A Special Delivery of Chestnut Hill Coffee from Heritage Home!

Last night I shared an incredible cranberry bread mix with you, which by the

way also included a giveaway. However, that was only half the story...

Because I enjoyed that cranberry bread with a very special coffee sent

to me by none other than my friend, David! You see, after David and I

launched our on-line marketplaces, the first order of business was to

hand-select a few goodies from our respective inventories to exchange

so that each of us could experience the other's packaging and products!

In addition to sending me a set of his charming Bee & Hive copper

cookie cutters, David also gifted me two sacks of his locally roasted

Chestnut Hill Coffee! However, what David didn't know, is that I

have not enjoyed a cup of coffee in more than thirty-five years!

As a child growing up in Germany, most weekends were spent with my Oma

and other members of my mother's family. We'd meet at Oma's for coffee and

pastries where the first order of business was to pick out a cup, saucer and plate

from her big china cabinet. I had two favorites and always made sure to beat

my brother and cousins to the cabinet to ensure I would get to them first!

Of course, the coffee we were served wasn't actually coffee, it was

Karo-Kaffee, a caffeine-free, roasted grain beverage widely used as a

coffee substitute. Manufactured by Nestlé and first introduced in West

Germany in 1954, Karo-Kafee was referred to as Kinder-Kaffee (children's

coffee) and I loved it! Of course, what actually ended up in my cup was more

cream and sugar than coffee, but it was great and something I'll always remember!

After the Captain retired, we left Germany and my Oma forever. Life in the states

was very different. No more Sunday afternoon coffees and I never saw Karo-Kaffee

again. I had no desire to replace it with real coffee as an adult and coffee in general

became like gasoline... I enjoy the smell but would never drink it! When my Oma

passed away, my mom asked me if there was anything I wanted her to bring me that

belonged to my Oma. I asked for whatever blanket my Oma last slept with and my

two coffee sets. Since 1990, these cherished pieces of Bavarian china have been mine!

And, David's lovely gift of Chestnut Hill coffees deserved to be enjoyed in

my beloved Oma's cups, along with a couple of slices of cranberry bread!

It was worth the thirty-five year wait! David has selected truly

spectacular coffee blends to share with you through his wonderful

on-line store, Heritage Home! Aromatic, rich, and incredibly

mellowlicious... Which is totally a real word to describe fine coffee!

You deserve Chestnut Hill Coffee so order some today!