Boiled Coffee

Ingredients

• an egg
• half the cold water
• boiling water
• cream or scalded milk

Method

1. 1

   Scold an agate or aluminum coffeepot.

2. 2

   Mix egg with half the cold water and add to the coffee.

3. 3

   Put into coffeepot, pour on boiling water, and boil hard for 3 minutes.

4. 4

   Clear the spout, pouring back the coffee; add the remainder of cold water and let stand on back of stove for 10 minutes.

5. 5

   Serve with cream or scalded milk.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The practical cookbook (1917) by Margaret W. Howard, page 3. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Boiled coffee . . Percolator coffee . Filtered coffee . *<=■ Boiled coffee. Scold an agate or aluminum coffeepot. Mix egg, using part of shell, with half the cold water and add to the coffee. Put into coffeepot, pour on it the boiling water, and boil hard for 3 min. Clear the spout, pouring back the coffee ; add remainder of cold water and let stand on back of stove for 10 min. Serve with cream or scalded milk

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