# Coffee with skim milk **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 14, 2001, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-with-skim-milk/87393 "2001-10-14T21:02:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-with-skim-milk/87393/41 "2001-10-17T11:43:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Turbo Dog \* > **…drinking beer with lime…** I love Corona with a chunk of lime smushed down the neck of the bottle! > [@](#): > > \*\*…rum with coke… **How else are you supposed to drink it?** > [@](#): > > …iced tea with sugar… \*\*Mmmm, sweet tea…the way God intended… And even better - raspberry tea! ---
**Author:** ![OxyMoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9a140/32.png) [@OxyMoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OxyMoron)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-with-skim-milk/87393/42 "2001-10-17T12:41:21Z")
I can manage coffee with skim milk, _provided_ the skim milk’s organic. Not for any environmental-frankenfood-hysterical weeniedom nonsense (the human organism didn’t rise to dominate the planet by being this petite and delicate thing that can’t handle a hormone or two), but because organic milk tastes so much better than regular. It’s really amazing - never occurred to me there’d be a flavor difference til I read a taste-test in the Times food section. I’d say organic skim tastes better than regular two percent, and that’s worth the price difference for me. ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-with-skim-milk/87393/43 "2001-10-17T14:43:04Z")
All Hail **Turbo Dog** Although I don’t normally post Me, too! replies, this deserves a hearty AMEN! ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-with-skim-milk/87393/44 "2001-10-17T15:44:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by occ \* > **Skim milk is essentially like adding a bit of flavored water.** And coffee is what, now? ---
**Author:** ![Turbo\_Dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ce73a5/32.png) [@Turbo\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turbo_Dog)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-with-skim-milk/87393/45 "2001-10-17T16:00:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Kinsey \* > **Mmmm, sweet tea…the way God intended… > And even better - raspberry tea!** Oh that is just wrong!!! ---
**Author:** ![phartizan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba8739/32.png) [@phartizan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phartizan)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-with-skim-milk/87393/46 "2001-10-17T20:01:16Z")
Although the host might perhaps be more concerned about the guests, if you entertain frequently I’m sure you’re aware that while there never seems to be any shortage of people willing to come to your events, there don’t seem so many as willing to ask you over. So you’re lucky there was any coffee at all. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Olentzero \* > \*_ **Valkyrie** works part-time in an independent coffee shop here in Arlington (not that hideous chain, thank you very much[sup]_[/sup]) and they have specific names for a decaf latté and a decaf latté with skim milk. > > The first is “Why Bother?” > > The second is “Why Bother At All?” > \*\* I drink instant decaf made in the microwave with skim milk only (no water) & sugar; sometimes cocoa powder too. So sue me. (Otherwise, I drink Chinese tea bought in Taiwan with nothing in it.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-with-skim-milk/87393.md?page=2)