Coffee concentrate can be stored in the refrigerator for several days, or frozen. To make coffee, two ounces of concentrate is added to six ounces of freshly boiled water. Schuldt said coffee prices still have not stabilized, despite price increases in recent months. When coffee trees are hit by frost, they're gone. It takes five to seven years for new trees to start producing coffee beans.
Demand also affects coffee prices.
Europeans and the Japanese are drinking more coffee, putting pressure on producers worldwide. Schuldt shared one recipe for surplus coffee that's been in her family for years. My mother invented it. It's always a favorite. Take two cups of powdered sugar, a tablespoon of softened butter and a tablespoon or two of cocoa.