coffee in a church

glaspalatset · Post by **glaspalatset** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 12:06 pm

Is coffee served in Finnish church any different from the normal "coffee"?

There was this poll in the Finnish website whether bad coffee is better than no coffee at all, and people were weighing in with their opinions.

This person commented:

"Rather have coffee than bad coffee. I was quite amused when after the coffee exile in the U.S. I finally came to find the "coffee" in a church (People in Finland have mistaken it for tea or refused to drink it but it's coffee nevertheless!)"

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sammy · Post by **sammy** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 12:15 pm

Erm - which particular church? I don't think there is one True Coffee (ego sum coffea arabica vera...) they'd use in all of them

Anyway as a wild guess - nowadays many might actually use some "Fair Trade" brand or another (?)

Pursuivant · Post by **Pursuivant** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 12:31 pm

was it coffee in a church in the USA - as if you can see the bottom of the cup its tea... wouldn't know - usually people going to church are old ladies and they eat coffee with a spoon...

sammy · Post by **sammy** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 2:14 pm

A propos - what was/is the wine they offer at a Lutheran communion? I vaguely remember it used to be Malaga - or even Aperita

but have no idea really... probably some lo cal non-alcoholic thing nowadays...?

Upphew · Post by **Upphew** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 2:50 pm

sammy wrote:A propos - what was/is the wine they offer at a Lutheran communion? I vaguely remember it used to be Malaga - or even Aperita but have no idea really... probably some lo cal non-alcoholic thing nowadays...?

According to http://www.evl.fi/kkh/to/kjmk/opas2/liite2.html it was Málaga Pajarete but can be different wines nowadays.

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