Noble and wise, Henry David Thoreau also could be irascible, judgy, and temperamental. In Walden, we learn why: a conspicuous absence of coffee. Take his list of supplies: Rice..... $ 1.73½ Molasses..... 1.73     Cheapest form of the saccharine. Rye meal..... 1.04¾ Indian meal..... 0.99¾     Cheaper than rye. Pork..... 0.22 Flour..... 0.88  Costs more than Indian meal, both money … Continue reading Thoreau, Hold the Joe