Folgers, the best part of wakin' up - Life in America

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[@charleshamilton9274]

God, I hated the bitter taste of Folgers-brand coffee. But you know what? I would give anything to once again sit in my parent’s breakfast room, chatting away, while a pot of Folgers (in a clear Pyrex-brand percolator no less) bubbled away on the stove. So many times I should have said, “Thank you for all you did for me.”

[@samanthab1923]

I love how you say "breakfast room". The house my Nan grew up in had a breakfast nook.

[@charleshamilton9274]

@@samanthab1923 - My grandmother’s house was the very opposite of “open plan.” The breakfast room had wallpaper of an ivy pattern and on a cold Colorado morning, it was kinda like being in a conservatory. If I remember correctly even the plates had an ivy pattern. So many decades ago.

[@samanthab1923]

Charles Hamilton I love that. When we first moved here 25 years ago I had an Ivy motif in my kitchen. Always had a soft spot for Waverly pattern & old Franciscan ware.

[@valerieannrumpf4151]

Put a little bit of cinnamon in with your ground coffee before brewing it, it will taste better. Also, clean out your coffee pot with some distilled vinegar and water in the reservoir and an empty basket , run it through a brewing cycle then fill the reservoir with water and brew it again before brewing your coffee.

[@charleshamilton9274]

@@valerieannrumpf4151 - Even better…I just don’t buy Folger’s coffee!

[@markfrench8892]

I use to sing the jingle to Folgers....🎼The best part of waking up, is going back to bed🎶 😆

[@marknesselhaus4376]

Never heard it that way but I am all for it now that I am retired ;-)

[@getoffmydarnlawn]

The best part of waking up is knowing I'm not dead

[@jacquelynejohnson9127]

Still sing it!

[@Angie2343]

Thats not how it goes! X'D

[@garyjohnson6640]

Growing up in the early 1960s I can still remember laying in bed in the morning, hearing my ma filling the coffee pot from the sink and a while later hearing the coffee pot percolating and smelling the scent of brewed coffee before my Dad left for work. This and the sound of wax paper being torn to wrap sandwiches for lunch. Sounds no longer heard in homes.

[@bradn1837]

What a wonderful channel this is !!!

[@ShawnCaldwell11]

i agree, i love this channel

[@alaskan6384]

My favorite

[@LesterMoore]

Yowza!

[@dkwoodsy2082]

I love it! Always look forward to the new ones. I’ve gone on many memory trips back to my childhood.

[@carolynhowell9768]

Do anyone remember Sanka coffee?

[@mdgraystone]

I remember Folger's and MJB coffee in tin cans throughout my childhood years. My parents drank coffee morning, noon and night! I'll never forget that aroma.

[@arthurdrolet3693]

With so many coffee brands out in the world today, I don't always get my choice when in the wild but the only brand I will buy for the house is Folgers. The commercials themselves are iconic.

[@ritaroad]

My sister, Bea, suffered a stroke and lived in a nursing home until she passed away. She loved her coffee but the nursing home coffee was made weak. I kept her supplied with Folgers instant so she could add a teaspoon to her coffee. She would have several cups a day. I really liked the Christmas commercial. This may sound strange but somehow that commercial seems so American especially now when the young are being taught to hate being American.

[@lorensims4846]

I enjoyed watching Margret Hamilton as Aunt Cora but I could never quite remember what she was selling. Around our house it was always the smell of Folgers that filled our kitchen every morning. It was my mom's favorite and she was rarely without a cup in her hand. I don't really care for the taste much, but oh, that smell really takes me back.

[@tomservo56954]

As you can see, Cora sold Maxwell House...

[@doug9066]

I always buy Classic Roast, I miss the tin cans from the 80's & onto the 90's if I remember right, then too I remember when Folger's Coffee came out with a brick but cans were & still are better.

[@loveandfaith6517]

Folgers coffee.. the first coffee I ever drank, so many good memories sitting with that cup of coffee, with a friend, on the phone, in the morning, in the afternoon.. just a sipping away all by myself. I don't drink coffee anymore, but sure enjoyed it all when I did. Thanks RC!

[@BobbyPW]

Glad to see this channel is growing. As a history teacher, this stuff is great!

[@martinpennock9430]

Such great videos! Just remembering some of these things is a little emotional. Some of them gone, some still here, all worthwhile memories for many. Thanks again for all you do. 👍🤠

[@KevinWindsor1971]

The "we've replaced the coffee with Folger's crystals" guy was in Trading Places at the end.

[@jennibennecke669]

OMG I totally forgot about that. I remember those!

[@lanacampbell-moore4549]

My favorite coffee as a matter of fact I'm having some now☕😁

[@CT-cb3kb]

I bought a jar yesterday ☕

[@bparrish517]

You’ve outdone yourself with this one. Iconic history served piping hot.

[@DragonBlue68]

Have grown-up mostly with Folgers and Farmer Brothers... Always remember Mrs. Olsen...lol Right now, because of this channel, I am going through a few drums of Chock-Full-O'Nuts Coffee😎

[@joelfrombethlehem]

I'm on a coffee tour: currently in 2021 is back to Folger's

[@davidstrohmeyer1691]

Really enjoy the videos. Brings bark a lot of memories to this old man. Thank you.

[@karenhackney9920]

My parents always had a red tin can of Folgers in their cupboard.

[@scrappyjunk8793]

growing up my parents went from maxwell house to A&P to folgers i still drink folgers only coffe for my cup lol

[@thecatlady6]

Thank you for the memories of Mrs. Olsen and the best part of waking up. That jingle is still in my head to this day when I take the Folgers can down to make a pot. I've been drinking Folgers coffee since the mid-80s or so. At one point, French Roast was my choice but, as soon as they released Black Silk, that's the only thing I've drank since. What's weird is that in the last three months or so, they must have done something to the Black Silk as it's about half the strength it used to be (worse than their mild and Breakfast Blend). The first time it happened, my coffee came out looking like brown water. Now, I have to use double the amount of grounds as I used and therefore we are buying twice as much. I will be contacting them through their website and posting on their social media.

[@johnnylapsick6826]

I’ve never drank coffee, but I remember the Aroma in the mornings of waking up to it wafting throughout the house. Of course back then there were the Percolating Pots, which every adult I knew preferred. They could run a 1/4th amount of water into the Amount of Coffee needed for the pot. I had an uncle who would then wait beside that pot so that that first water added would soak up that water. Wait about 5 minutes then put it all the rest of the water needed before turning on the heat. Wood Stove or Pot Belly. But I remember everyone saying, He makes the very best coffee I ever tasted. I never knew where he learned that little trick of added an extra tablespoon of the ground coffee & where he go that idea of giving the semi soaked grounds to saturate before adding the rest of the water to make it the pot. Just watching it percolate was amazing to me, as I thought , how cool is this invention 😂 To Add: my Folks would only in emergencies Ever drink Instant Coffee. It just wasn’t the same. Just like that instant flavored tea & lemonade in powder form Ugh 😑 😂👌

[@19chucki74]

I drink Folgers every now and then. Love it. The ads were very enticing.

[@jamescress]

So do we.

[@cdfreester]

I remember Folger's coffee in my youth. Back then, it was considered the gold standard. Now, it's probably considered to be middle of the road at best. I also remember the Mrs. Olson spokeswoman, like Aunt Cora, Mr. Whipple for Charmin, and Madge for Palmolive dishwashing liquid.

[@davidpearson3304]

Don’t squeeze the Charmin.

[@gregggoss2210]

In the grand scheme of things, Folgers is now on the lower part of the totem pole. Maxwell House is just plain floor sweepings. My own personal favorite is Newman's Own Special Blend. There are so many better coffee's out there nowadays it's just a free-for-all.

[@CharlottePrattWilson]

That’s my coffee! I love Folgers.

[@pernelldh]

Fact: Aunt Cora was portrayed by Margaret Hamilton.

[@marknesselhaus4376]

It took me years as a child to get it through my head that Aunt Cora was the Wicked Witch of the West ;-)

[@jacquelynejohnson9127]

🧹

[@hankvandenakker4271]

I USED TO LOVE IT WHEN THEY ROASTED BEANS IN NEW ORLEANS, I LIVED 2ND STORY ON ROYAL ST. IN THE BYWATER SECTION. ONCE I'D REALIZED THEY WERE ROASTING- I'D RUN AND OPEN ALL MY WINDOWS! WHAT A SCENT TO DRIFT THROUGH YOUR APARTMENT.

[@oceanlover3530]

That’s awesome! I can imagine how amazing that must have smelled! ✌🏻🙂✌🏻

[@M500VYN]

You deserve so many more subscribers. A well researched and highly produced channel. Best wishes from 🇬🇧

[@marka.graffakasnakebitenat3736]

Since you're from England, please respond to this question. Why are those British commodes so small?

[@M500VYN]

@@marka.graffakasnakebitenat3736 I’m not from England so I can’t help you

[@brockbaby]

Later in the coffee story we'll hear about how in the mid 90s everyone decided to go out for a $5 cup of coffee at hipster Starbucks instead of brewing the same thing at home for .25 cents.

[@peggypieters661]

Growing up, I remember the red can with the “key” to open it; what a nice memory.😊👍👍

[@johnbockelie3899]

The " I remember MaMa" actress played Mrs. Olson.

[@cogitoergosumsc5717]

And the can went "wischhh" when you opened it.

[@cartman4885]

@@cogitoergosumsc5717 The smell.........

[@cogitoergosumsc5717]

@@cartman4885 I can remember the percolator perking in the Maxwell House commercials. Boob a boob boob. Boob boob boob boob. I use a Keurig now, but my Grandma made her coffee in a metal percolator. The smell of percolated coffee in the kitchen...

[@judichristopher4604]

OH MY GOSH.... I forgot about that... The KEY... that never made it completely around the can... but loved trying to open it. I was too young to do it, but have fond memories of my mother and Grandmother (God Rest their souls) griping about the KEY not working ... "Good Times""

[@BFSilenceDogood]

The SNL skit with Chris Farley that parodies the Folgers ad was so funny!

[@lisaannrichardson7959]

In wonder if Abigail Folger, thought of this in the her last moments with Charles Manson. Does anyone remember this? The 1960's? I do. She died on the front lawn, saying,"m dead already ".

[@yvonnebuckley1740]

I try other coffees but alway have a can or two of Folger's in my kitchen.

[@skylilly1]

I remember Folger's Crystals and the jingle. Mom always had some in the cupboard. I still drink Folger's, breakfast blend.

[@BrokebackBob]

Superb, informative, surprising episode! Wonderful photographs and content! Bravo!

[@pennysue8926]

Great piece of American history right here... thank you!

[@jacquelynejohnson9127]

I remember Mrs Olsten , I looked at her and said, why Mrs Olsten, you haven't changed a bit! I also remember, "we are secretly replacing....." I think the people growing up now miss so much!

[@colinhalliley111]

At 14 Mr.Folger was starting his fortune ! Mr. Heinz started his business with a garden plot his mother gifted him . He grew and bottled his vegetables , sold them direct to stores and town folks. American enterprises!

[@martinschulz9381]

My mother always bought Folgers when I was growing up, but in the late 70s and 80s its quality went way down. I heard that the bean counters started buying cheap beans in that time. (Proctor and Gamble) With Starbucks and the coffee revolution, its quality has since improved.

[@doug9066]

Been my choice in coffee which my mother bought & drank Folger's Coffee when I was growing up. Been so long I had forgotten about Mrs. Olson in the Folger's Coffee tv ads when I was growing up in the 70's & 80's too I think.

[@jamesmiller4184]

Come ON Doug! Let's get with it.

[@debbiemclaughlin3460]

I'll try other coffee sometimes,but I always come back to Folgers. Grew up with it. Memories of my mom.

[@billchambersmarquez2768]

Sad that Abigail Folger was a victim of the Manson family!

[@JJJBRICE]

The old money Folger family , unlike the Tate family , accepted this infamy and downplayed this and moved on . Classic example of being in the wrong place at the wrong time . Sad story indeed .

[@ilanamillion8942]

@@JJJBRICE Had it not been for Doris Tate, those horrific murderers could possibly have been released on parole. Every family handles things in their own way so this is not an indictment of the Folger family after the loss of Abigail.

[@KsKaylor]

We have Folgers every morning!

[@judichristopher4604]

I am having a cup of Folgers Coffee while watching Folgers Coffee Video... Love my Folger's Coffee...

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

I remember the cans were used in every garage for nails and such

[@EngPheniks]

RIP Abigail Folger, coffee heiress. Victim of the 1969 Manson murders

[@annegee7008]

I’m 61 yrs old & just had Folgers for the 1st time about a year ago. It’s not awful… I have always loved their commercials though!

[@mattfleischman176]

Another great video from RR. Thanks for sharing. Hope you do one for Jewel-Osco one day

[@theoneleggedchef]

My first cup of coffee at 5 in 1981...my Nana said your old enough to try a little bit... a little bit...w milk and sugar...she only drank folgers....same to this day. Black tho. And lots. Lifelong chef...keeps ya moving!!!!

[@pheddupp]

I love driving past the Folger's company site in New Orleans East, it smells wonderful 24/7 year round from the I-10 that snakes right next to it.

[@billybobbrubaker2907]

And thank you for the wonderfully unobtrusive background music

[@mikeperry6794]

Breakfast blend is awesome.

[@lonnybush5612]

I always liked there Christmas commercials.

[@donnakerr4997]

Way back then when Folgers wasn’t available in New Brunswick,we crossed over to Madawaska Maine for the good stuff.Crossing to buy groceries was easier back then. Folgers is my favourite to this day.

[@keithbalke6352]

....."good to the last drop" lol

[@billchambersmarquez2768]

That was Maxwell house coffee

[@nonamegame9857]

I have Maxwell House on my nightstand next to my bed in between my bed and a coffee maker as I write this. 😁😁

[@itinerantpatriot1196]

My parents drank A&P 8 O'Clock. I still remember my mom grinding it. As for me, I didn't even drink coffee until I was 40 but Folgers has been my brand of choice. It's still the best part of waking up for me, now that I don't have Tim Hortons anywhere near me.

[@bonghungk7544]

Tim Horton coffee is too mild and over rated. I’m not knocking you but every time I drink it I’m wondering if they brew it with wrong amount of beans to make it taste weak. I’m from Canada so every few blocks there’s a timmies and their donuts 🍩 suck they stopped making them in house years ago may as well buy grocery store ones then.

[@ilanamillion8942]

I love Timmie's cappuccino or the Iced Capp when it's summer. For ordinary coffee, I find Timmie's (and Starbucks) too strong.

[@ninafry1710]

I like Folgers. For awhile they had a cinnamon work flavor (only available at Wal-Mart). They don't have it anymore...so I put 1 tbsp of ground cinnamon in my coffee & brew it together. Delicious! With no added calories & cinnamon is good for you.

[@samanthab1923]

Not big coffee drinkers at home when I was growing up. Mom had a percolater but only used it on Sunday morns. I had a friend from HS who lived in Freehold NJ. There was a Nestle coffee plant nearby. Always smelt coffee outside

[@madamesalamander16]

Does anybody else find that a percolator turns crappy coffee into good coffee? Except Chase and Sandborn... there's no helping that kidney-killer!

[@billchambersmarquez2768]

I know ain't it whoreable!

[@joewarren3608]

Folgers used to be good coffee. But in the late 1980s their new crop of 28-year old CPAs forced a switch from the far superior Arabica coffee beans to a blend made with Robusta beans in order to save money. Even Maxwell House discontinued Robusta beans in 2007.

[@rifftipton7709]

Had a cup this morning.

[@bobwitkowski6410]

I remember Mrs. Olson and the slogan well. I use Folgers French Roast I find that it has the ritch bold flavor I love so much.

[@ShawnCaldwell11]

i just bought a can of folgers black silk yesterday.

[@lindagurrera685]

I loved the commercial

[@_The_Worst_]

This is my daddies main coffee brand...☕💯✔

[@Daledavispratt]

Eight O'clock whole bean coffee to me is the best out there. It's worth grinding it fresh for every pot.

[@dkwoodsy2082]

Can’t stand coffee anymore but I used to live on it. I’m retired now and just the smell reminds me of mornings before daylight trudging out to work. Still loved seeing this video. Brought back many memories- as this channel always does.

[@SoapinTrucker]

One of my favorite brands!!!! :)

[@MikeBrown-ii3pt]

I prefer Chock Full O Nuts coffee but, when the one store in my area that carries it is out, Folger's Columbian is what goes in the shopping cart.

[@ApartmentKing66]

Colombian

[@MillerMeteor74]

No one ever drank coffee in our house when I was a kid or teenager. To this day my mom, now over 80, has never had a cup of coffee in her life. But my dad drinks it outside the house. I buy it myself when I'm out. As for Folger's, I never heard of it till the "Best part of wakin' up" commercials started. Previous to that I remember the Maxwell House commercials. When I was a kid, and we were riding in my mom's car to pick my dad up from work, we used to hear commercials for Chock Full o' Nuts coffee on the radio. I remember the jingle to this day "Chock Full o' Nuts is that heavenly coffee. Better coffee a millionaire's money can't buy." That was late 60s and into the early 70s.

[@nomadman1196]

I don't usually drink coffee, but when I do it's Folgers. 👍

[@michaelcoffey7362]

Cool, I like Folgers Classic Roast 😀

[@robertligeza237]

Try Folgers black silk great tasting and smooth as hell

[@danawilliams1202]

The best Folgers!

[@oceanlover3530]

I’ve seen that before. Now I want to give it a try! ✌🏻🙂✌🏻

[@NASCARFAN93100]

Folgers had a big influence in NASCAR from the mid 80s to the early 90s Sponsoring drivers: Benny Parsons, Jimmy Means, Rick Hendrick (Yes That Rick Hendrick: Owner of Hendrick Motorsports), Ken Schrader, Mark Martin and most notably Tim Richmond

[@getoffmydarnlawn]

My family drank Folgers or Hills Bros., whichever was on sale or cheaper, and made it in a percolator -- I loved watching the coffee splashing in the little clear glass knob on top. To me there is no more comforting of an aroma as coffee brewing and bacon frying in the morning.

[@billchambersmarquez2768]

I still use an electric percolator!

[@hearttoheart4me]

@@billchambersmarquez2768 Those are the best.

[@davidpearson3304]

A percolator…..all the coffee snobs are recoiling in horror right now. 😂

[@loveandfaith6517]

Nothin like the ol percolator!

[@JimAllen-Persona]

@@billchambersmarquez2768 I kind of miss them. Now we just put a plastic cup in a holder and make one cup. No one has time for a pot any more.

[@medusagorgon8432]

I still remember the jingle from childhood

[@glennellis1584]

~ "In Colombia they grow the richest kind" ~ Juan Valdez hauled it in every morning fresh on his mule>>>>

[@peekaboots01]

Poor Mr. Folger passed young. :(

[@m.susandenton1077]

It is true. The best part of waking up IS Folgers in your cup. 🍵 🎶 😃

[@charles-y2z6c]

Great story as usual. How many people drink and like Folgers?

[@WilAdams]

The jingle. "The day's looking new and bright. (It is?), and you're gonna start it right! (I am?). Folger's is starting to brew, the aroma's calling you. The best part of waking up, is Folger's in your cup.

[@OcotilloTom]

Never developed a taste for coffee. When I went into the Marine Corps in 1964 I was told I would start drinking coffee and smoking. 20 years in the Corps, 2 combat tours in Vietnam and I never did either. Later I spent 30 years in law enforcement in Marin County, Calif. home to some of the Folgers family to this day. I lived in the Calif. wine country in Sonoma County for 40 years...never drank wine either.

[@wandaborowy9400]

Yesterday I bought a jar of "No Name" coffee it was on sale. It's not bad , but I have french vanilla creamer in it.

[@williampalenik7306]

I like Folgers coffee it smells and tastes good

[@jamesmiller4184]

You hit it William: "It smells and tastes GOOD!" We'll send your check of thanks to the usual address.

[@Zombywoof92553]

Every morning!

[@kathyhartje9510]

I love ❤️ Folgers black silk yum yum yummy yum yum!!!!!! I need more coffee n my kcups please!!!!!!

[@pernelldh]

I forgot who portrayed Mrs. Olsen for Folger’s…?

[@billchambersmarquez2768]

Her name was Virginia Christine she was an actress

[@michaeldavidson8971]

If Folgers is the best part of waking up I’d rather not wake up!

[@charlesknight3204]

Would love for you to do a video on Maryland Club coffee. Love your videos!!! Me and mine wish you and yours all things great and good; take care, be safe, all my best and God bless!!! Chuck Knight from Buffalo, Texas. 🤠🐩✝️

[@06BIBOI]

I've always been far more of a Maxwell House person lol !

[@raywood8187]

But gone are the 3 pound cans I grew up with and now we see pancake shaped coffee cans. Fun fact: Ann Margret is Mrs. Olsson's daughter.

[@billchambersmarquez2768]

You can get the three pound tub at Costco for 10.00 in the grocery store its the smaller tub!

[@bear1more287]

Folgers is still one of the strongest coffee ☕️ out there,will wake you up fast ..

[@talfacprez]

Many of the Swedish population who live in the Denver Colorado area during the years of "Mrs. Olsen" stopped drinking Folger's Coffee because they knew she was just an actor who really didn't have a very good Swedish Accent. I can not speak for other parts of the USA but I know the MRS. Olson character offended the real Swedish Americans who lived in Denver Colorado.

[@wizardofahhhs759]

"The best part of waking up is Folger's in your cup"

[@annettevillain4352]

I like the commercials but not instant coffee.

[@JimAllen-Persona]

Instant is vile. The Keurig gets it done but I miss the old percolators- silver and Corelle blue flowers.

[@annettevillain4352]

@@JimAllen-Persona I get my percolator out when we have company. Better than the drip!

[@tygerlily1700]

Thank you ❤

[@annarodriguez9868]

Does anyone still remember The Percolator Twist from 1962? Lol!

[@georgewilson1184]

I like Stewart’s private blend

[@mal1465]

I buy Kirkland whole beans and grind them in my grinder…..wakes me up ;)

[@johnstancliff7328]

love the brand, sad that is no longer a major brand... too many brands to choose from.....