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My mother drank coffee like it was water. No, strike that: She drank coffee instead of water. She would order it as her drink with food. At home, her favorite type of coffee to make was cheap Classico Nescafe, the type that came in a glass jar. This was not out of frugality, but was just what she liked.

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Not to mention that she would also travel with a jar in her purse; whenever anyone would offer her tea, she would politely decline and ask for a cup of hot water instead.