Do you use Stevia?  I do.  At least I do in my coffee.  It’s part of my attempt to wean myself from sugar.  I am also using Echinacea right now to curb my reaction to Tulsa’s allergy season.  Both come in similar brown bottles with droppers.  Though the bottles are similar; the contents are quite different.  Stevia is sweet.  Very sweet.  With a slight “whang” to it.  (Is that a word? “whang”?)  It is meant to be used by the drop as in 4 drops max for a large cup of coffee.  Echinacea is not sweet.  It’s yucky.  And it leaves your tongue feeling slightly numb for several seconds.  It is meant to be taken by the dropPER as in 40 to 60 drops daily.  It is also meant to be taken in a small amount of water quickly chased by some powerful, full of flavor drink like orange juice or espresso or grapefruit juice or vodka.  (I don’t know for sure about that last one since I don’t drink but I’m thinking it would work.)  So anyway all this rambling leads me to the ten million dollar question.  Does anyone else think it’s a cruel joke that one must be semi-awake to fix a good cup of coffee and yet we generally only attempt this feat while half-asleep?  I thought so.

Note to self:  Echinacea - good for allergies, bad for coffee.