I bought some “Chock Full O’ Nuts” brand coffee today, and I wondered about the name of this brand. I did a few searches, but all I found was the origin of the phrase “Chock Full” (on “The Word Detective” and elsewhere). But I never found out why a coffee brand would mention nuts. Obviously there are no nuts in there, so does anyone know where this name is derived from?
(Hmmm…I do know that there was a Wacky Pack version called “Chock Full of Nuts and Bolts,” but that doesn’t help…)
Tantalizing… There’s a web site that certainly sounds as if it would be the place to find the answer. After all, if that site doesn’t answer the question, I can’t imagine who could. However, all I get is a “cannot find server” error. Maybe later?
I always assumed that “nuts” refered to coffee beans. It’s possible that it was a slang term for them.
And remember:
Chock Full of Nuts is the heavenly coffee
Better coffee a millionaire’s money can’t buy.
Could this be an example where a bean (i.e coffee) is really a nut?
I suppose it’s possible (the thing about the coffee bean being a nut), but why would you say that your coffee, which is nothing BUT “nuts,” be “full of” said nuts?
Ah, nuts!
Kind of funny, I just made a pot of coffee and have some other kind of coffee in there, some Columbian coffee. It has what looks like chopped up little brown nuts in there. Does Chock Full o Nuts have this? Is a coffee bean a nut?
Here’s a SWAG to get us going: beech nuts? I know ersatz coffe was made with 'em… looks like heavy googling ahead.
Because it’s got nuts in it. Read the ingredients.
From the Chock website linked above.
My question is, will they change the design of their can to reflect the post 9-11 skyline? The banner they have on their website doesn’t have the twin towers, but the cans still do.
Yep, Cheesesteak, my call to the toll-free question line gave the same info (I just got the “cannot find page” message when trying to get the company’s website).
Ethilrist: ingredients? There are no ingredients listed.
Cheesesteak beat me to it; rats.
I’ve been a CFo’N drinker for years; it’s terrific. I recently tried a switch to Community Coffee, but it didn’t hold up.
I do have a question about the origins story, though: How common were “nut shops” in the 20s and 30s? Did they serve nothing but nuts? That seems like a pretty specialized market, unless people were eating a lot of nuts back then.
Originally, the name Rockefeller was used in the song and the Rockerfellers had it removed…used w/o permission, I think.