Tag: Wine

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…