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Here's something that on the face of it is charming and a
pretty nice pickmeup story, but how does this mean "free
coffee for hundreds"?

To me it sounds like free coffee for one!

  Act of kindness turns into free coffee for hundreds of customers
  Eric Pfeiffer, Yahoo! News The Sideshow | Wed, Jan 2, 2013

  228 customers treated each other to free coffee on a
  seemingly random December day

  One coffeehouse customer's random act of kindness went
  viral - resulting in hours of free beverages for hundreds
  of fellow patrons who couldn’t resist the urge to pass
  along the generosity.

  On the morning of Dec. 21, a customer at a Tim Hortons
  in Winnipeg Canada decided to pay for the order of the
  person behind them in line. The customer on the receiving
  end was so moved they, in turn, decided to pay for the
  customer behind them in line.The trend continued for
  three hours and exactly 228 customers.

  "It isn't uncommon for Tim Hortons customers to pay for
  the next person in line, but this was a real gift,"
  Michelle Robichaud, a spokeswoman for the company,
  told the Winnipeg Free Press. "It was a boost of
  goodness, especially with everything happening in the
  world. ... We don't know who started it, but that's
  the beauty of this act of generosity. It was the start
  of something wonderful."

  The rest of us will likely have to wait until September
  for a shot at receiving a free espresso or other
  caffeinated beverage. On National Coffee Day (September 29),
  several chains, including Tim Hortons, McDonald's and
  Starbucks, offer free or discounted cups of coffee.

  Of course, we can't help but wonder who finally broke
  the chain of free coffee goodness. Hopefully it didn't
  trigger a downturn of emotional responses from the next
  person in line, who must have experienced some degree
  of letdown after learning they were the first person
  stuck with paying their own bill after literally
  hundreds of other customers had treated each other to
  a caffeinated gift.

  Still, the Tim Hortons' manager says those who did
  receive the free coffee shared in a moment of generosity
  that was infectious in the best possible way.

  "There was a lot of energy in the store," manager Tony
  Thompson told the paper. "Our team was really excited and
  shouting out the number of pay it forwards all morning."

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v7.07

      Title: Tiramisu
 Categories: Cakes, Desserts, Italian
   Servings: 8

MMMMM-----------------------------FILLING----------------------------------
      2    Egg yolks
    1/2 c  Sugar
      1 c  Mascarpone cheese
      1 pt Whipping cream - chilled
      1 ts Vanilla
      1    Genoise - (genoise) cake,
           -sliced in 3 layers
    1/4 c  Sugar
    3/4 c  Espresso - or strong coffee
      1 oz Rum
      2 tb Cocoa powder

  DIRECTIONS

  1.  Whisk egg yolks and 1/4 cup sugar together.  Whisk in the mascarpone
  cheese.

  2.  In a separate bowl, whip the cream, the rest of the sugar, and the
  vanilla until almost stiff - NO PEAKS

  3.  Fold the mascarpone cheese mixture into the whipped cream and continue
  to whip, until stiff.  Set aside.

  4.  Make a fully-dissolved syrup with 1/4 cup sugar, 2 Tbsp water, espresso
  and rum.

  5.  Brush a layer of the sponge cake with espresso mixture.  With a
  spatula, smooth about half-inch thick layer of the mascarpone cheese
  mixture on top.  Brush the second cake layer with espresso, and place it
  espresso side down on the first layer.  Brush the top with espresso. Spread
  on another half-inch of the mascarpone mixture. Repeat the procedure with
  the third layer of cake.  Cover the top and sides of the cake with a thin
  layer of mascarpone filling.

  6.  With a sieve and a spoon, sprinkle the top of the cake with cocoa
  powder.  Cover the sides of the cake with chocolate shavings. Refrigerate
  at least three hours.  This cake does not hold up well when exposed to any
  heat, so keep it cool

  Serves eight.

  From La Cucina di Andrea's - by Chef Andrea Apuzzo  89-63780 Published by
  Cucina dell'ART, Inc. Andrea's Restaurant 3100 Nineteenth Street Metairie,
  Louisiana 70002

  Chef Andrea says, "This is a relatively new Italian dessert that is all the
  rage in Italy and New York.  The original version was made with lady
  fingers, and was scooped out in the manner of an English trifle. We took a
  fresh approach to it by substituting sponge cake for the lady fingers. It
  is so light that you don't eat it -- you inhale it."

  Having enjoyed this wonderful creation, I can assure you that it also is
  calory free.  (F.H.T)

  M's note 2001: it's not that new or that rage-inspiring any more;
  had it last night in a restaurant in Asheville.

  M's note 2013: you can get it in pizza parlors now, and sometimes
  it is very good there. Of course, it's pretty easy to do.

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