FoodNet

A manual of home-making

1919

Page 264

Presented as published in 1919. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
3. Quick coif I -water pnj«*ess. l^se eciffee gjrotmd medium fine. Pour about one-fourth of the cold water over the cofftH% heat it slowly to the boiling point; then add the remainder of the water boiling hot, set the ix>t in a warm place for the flavor Ui rijien, and serve the cHjffce promptly afteir 8 minute. 4. LariQPK|uaDtity process* Tie t he coffee, ground fine, loost^ly in a musUa bag, allowing space equal to the bulk of the coffei* fi>r swelluig. Drop the bag in the kettle of cold water, heat the water to the Ixjiling point, and boil it for not more than 3 minutes. Hemove the Img, allow the coffee to stand for 8 minutes, and serve it when neetled. Be sure that the coffee does not boil while it is being kept hot, and that it is (*ovcred, 5. Percolator process. Use powdered coffee. Heat the water, pour it BEVERAGES through th^ lacrounds in thi* pi^rcolaiur, and continue heating it for alxiut 5 minutes. 8c*rvc it at onco. ij, French drip cofTee. Use powdered coffee. Pour the boiling water through tiie grounds, relicat the liquid^ and pour it through a second time* If a very i^trong eoffee is desired, thia process may be repeated. 7. Cafd au kit (coffee with milk). Two methods are commonly used: (a) Vse coffee ground very fine. Add cold milk iimtead of water. Heat it filowly to a temperature just under the boiling pijmt> .strain it, and Hrrv<* it at once. Another method ii4: (b) Use coffee protHid medium fine. Add one-fourth the usuid amount of water. Heat this slowly to the Ixtiling point, strain it, and add hot milk to make up the other three-fourths of liquid, 8. Iced coffee. Make coffee by any of the methods suggested, piiur it off the grouncis at onee, chill it, and serve it when desired. The best results will be obtahii*d from eaf6 uu lait poured over ehopped ice. Clearing the UquifL It is iicrcssary to clear tfie liquid only when the grounds are steeped in the water loose, not inclorfed in a bag. The following methods may be mmli L Egg-white: (a) Add an egg-white to the drj" grounds; stir the mixture we!L Use the cold-water or the quick cold-water method of brewing. Add a beaten egg-whit e to a pound of freshly pp^und coffee, mix it well, .spread it out to tlry; then put it in a tight container till it in u.sed. This treatment will also aid in preserving the strength of the coffee. IFse the straight cold- water prt>cess for this €ofTtH\ and soak the gr<ninci.'i for a f<^w minutijis ia the water first if possible. Coffee «« prc|)ar«xl should never l>e put in a percolator, since it ekigs the nieve. Strength of Havor eannot be obtained if the hot-wat(>r mettioti is used, (e) Add 1 raw eggshill to each pint of water, and make coffin by the cold-water ]>rueesis. 2. *Sifling. A cofffK^ which givea iniieh trouble from muddinesa may be fliftcHi dry through a strainer, the eLKirni-' part u.sed for laoiled coffee and the fine part for drip or percolator coffee. 3. Olid water. Remove f he coffee from the fire as soon as it is cooked; pour slowly into it a small quantity of cuUl water, not more tlmn J^ cup to 2 cups of the beverage, anci set it iLside to -*W'ttle,