my Dad drank instant coffee when I was growing up..my Mom prepared it for him in the morning and after dinner. I had to do a search to see just exactly what instant coffee was and how it was created! Surprisingly it was invented in 1890.
my parents drank instant when I was growing up, for the most part, Sundays sometimes they would use the percolator. After I left home, at some point they switched to ground coffee in a drip coffee maker
I made coffee in a drip coffee maker up till about 5 or 6 years ago when I discovered Cafe Bustelo instant, I have mixed cocoa with my coffee for at least 30 years, and tried several brands, turns out I like Walmart the best the right amount if sugar and milk solids in the powder, most other brands are way to sweet