
Originally Posted by
Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult
I can see what you mean. But it might have been the only hot meal for a fortnight, and you needed something to swig while waiting for the coffee to cool down. The coke was for the end with the bubbles to make you burp.
I am no expert on biological matters but assumed that it provided nutrients we weren't getting from the bottles of Merrydown Cider we drank of an evening in those days.