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Welcome to the Caffeine Diary. I hope you will find this blog informative and entertaining. The name "Caffeine Diary" comes from the Dar Williams song "Spring Street." I thought this appropriate for my blog since I have dedicated myself to the pursuit of caffeine excellence. Also, caffeine can inspire rants and I have plenty of those. But for now, here's a caffeine tip:

Summer is approaching (and feels like it's here right now) and iced coffee drinks will be all the rage. To achieve excellence in iced coffee, try this:

Step one: Brew a pot of your favorite coffee (make it extra strong). As soon as brewing is complete, turn off the burner and pour the coffee in a pitcher.*

Step two: Allow the coffee to cool to room temperature. This will prevent condensation from changing the coffee once it is placed in the refrigerator.

Step three: After coffee has cooled to room temperature, refrigerate overnight.

Step four: Pour chilled coffee in a tall glass with ice and enjoy black or with cream and sugar. Enjoy!

*For those of you who enjoy sugar in your coffee, add sugar to the coffee in step 1, stir until it is dissolved.

To achieve iced coffee excellence, please, please do NOT pour hot coffee over ice. This only creates nasty watered-down coffee. Not excellent.

Today it is supposed to reach 99 degrees in Baltimore. Perfect for a nice cup of iced coffee... (However, extremely dangerous to your skin and lungs. Stay inside.)