colly0410 1,181 Posted December 6, 2014 Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 OK I've got a confession to make 'I like Camp coffee' there I've said it. My Wife (who hates tea, how can anyone hate tea?) who drinks only coffee hates it, as does my American friend, he thinks I should be shot for liking it. I gave him a cup once & he put on an oscar worthy performance of a show of pretending to choke & gag, at least I think he was pretending. It's not that bad, is it? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted December 6, 2014 Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 That's what a grew up with. Then Nescafe came on the scene, and my taste changed. I wonder what I'd think of it nowadays? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
colly0410 1,181 Posted December 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 Re # 2 I couldn't find any on the shelves in Publix or anywhere else when I was in America, so I kept to tea.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted December 6, 2014 Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 I used to love Camp Coffee, not had it in years, still prefer tea even after living stateside for over 25 years. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,468 Posted December 6, 2014 Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
colly0410 1,181 Posted December 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 Oh yeah, I also prefer tea & Camp coffee made with UHT milk. SWMBO & my American friend think I should definitely be shot for that, twice.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted December 6, 2014 Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 We went old fashioned about a year ago and bought a S/S percolator, makes far better tasting coffee than electric coffee makers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted December 6, 2014 Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 We always had it when I was a kid, and it was always mixed with hot milk. Very nice too. Funnily enough, we still have it in our house, but only because my wife uses it when she makes tiramisu. I'll have to try it again to drink. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
barclaycon 569 Posted December 6, 2014 Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 Ha. Camp Coffee. It was like syrup! Contained lots of chicory and sugar. Strange picture on the front of a highlander having a cuppa with a sikh. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkazana 1,736 Posted December 6, 2014 Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 I always keep a bottle of Camp Coffee in as it's great for recipes that call for strong coffee, most notably my very favourite Brazilian Teabread (which I think might just be on my banned list now ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,161 Posted December 6, 2014 Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 There were 3 bottled Coffees circa 1960,........Camp............Bev...........and Bon, and you could get Nescafe (powder) in 1oz tins about 2 bob. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomlinson 879 Posted December 6, 2014 Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 Discounting Mr Inman, What terrific labels. I used to love the stuff. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Merthyr Imp 729 Posted December 6, 2014 Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 'Strange picture on the front of a highlander having a cuppa with a sikh.'I suppose the idea is that it's an army camp, very likely on the North West Frontier, and being a Scottish firm they had a picture of a Scottish soldier. The Sikh would have been the officer's bearer, or servant, as shown in the left hand picture where he is carrying a tray.I always remember that illustration being used by a schoolteacher to explain the idea of infinity - on the tray is a bottle of Camp coffee, with on its label a picture of a man carrying a tray with a bottle of Camp coffee on it, and the label of that bottle is a picture of man carrying a tray with a bottle of Camp coffee on it, and on the label of that is a picture of - and so on and so on for ever.(This thing still won't let me do quotes of previous posts, nor will it let me copy and paste anything any more - anyone else having any trouble?) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DavidA 153 Posted December 6, 2014 Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 Ha. Camp Coffee. It was like syrup! Contained lots of chicory and sugar. Strange picture on the front of a highlander having a cuppa with a sikh. The Scot was based on the famous "Fighting Mac", General Sir Hector MacDonald (1853 - 1903). He enlisted as a Private and ended up as a General - something that doesn't happen too often. Sadly he eventually committed suicide over allegations of homosexuality with young boys. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blondie 1,392 Posted December 6, 2014 Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 I can remember drinking Camp Coffee at my grandma's in the fifties.......she made it and we had saccharin tablets instead of sugar........I loved it............ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mercurydancer 1,104 Posted December 6, 2014 Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 Actually a good recipe for a dessert if you are really stuck is a dollop of ice cream in camp coffee. Sounds unlikely but trust me its superb. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Braddy 160 Posted December 6, 2014 Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 I used to drink Bon, i think it was like the camp coffee which i did not like, the Bon coffee came in a square shape bottle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,161 Posted December 6, 2014 Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 Bon was made by brooke bond,the Tea people and Bev by the Lyons Tea people,...........just thought you'd like to know. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted December 6, 2014 Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 I love it and regularly drink it. There's always a bottle of Camp coffee in my kitchen. You could never beat a nice cuppa tea though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Limey 242 Posted December 6, 2014 Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 A few years ago a guy I worked with came into the kitchen at work with a bag of coffee. He was all excited and said "you have to try this - it's coffee with chicory"! I burst out laughing and told him about "Camp" coffee and that the chicory was added to "stretch" the coffee, making it cheaper. He was very disillusioned! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
barclaycon 569 Posted December 6, 2014 Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 Re. The Scot was based on the famous "Fighting Mac", General Sir Hector MacDonald (1853 - 1903). He enlisted as a Private and ended up as a General - something that doesn't happen too often. Sadly he eventually committed suicide over allegations of homosexuality with young boys. Camp coffee indeed ! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisB 150 Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 We used to have Camp Coffee at home when I was a kid. It's quite a nice drink if made with warm milk, pretty horrible if made with water though! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
banjo48 928 Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 Tea's my poison too, but grew up on Camp coffee, only one dad would drink, think it may have been a Navy thing, from the wartime, but not sure. Here in Oz we can get a toothpaste tube type container with coffee and cream combined, tastes just like camp coffee with condesed milk ! made by the Nestl'e group. Far too sweet for me now as I dont use sugar at all. I use a Nespresso machine for my lattes, or a decent coffee shop, loved Costa's in the UK, mainly because it was always the similar brew, not too strong not too weak. Starbucks in Thailand, Dome in Oz, Ha Ha love my coffee shops, sitting people watching, the world pass by over a nice latte, extra hot. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted July 16, 2016 Report Share Posted July 16, 2016 Was reading a Women's Weekly, and there was a whole page ad for Camp Coffee, also there is a facebook page Camp Coffee Club. Website is www.campcoffeeclub.co.uk for recipes etc. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted July 16, 2016 Report Share Posted July 16, 2016 Well I never. I assumed it had gone out of production years ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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