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CS037 - Edition 2,000

  Camp Coffee

One of the commonest items on the shelf during the 1940's was Camp coffee. This was a substitute for the real thing. It was first released in 1885 and made from coffee, sugar and chicory - a plant with a root like a parsnip which was roasted in a kiln and then crushed. The story goes that it was invented after Scottish soldiers asked for a coffee drink that could be brewed up easily by the army at
camps in India. The label on the bottle is known throughout the world, showing a turbaned Indian waiting on an officer in a kilt while he sits relaxed sipping the brew. The officer has a striking similarity to TAFF (the knees we mean)!!