Boiled Coffee With Egg

Ingredients

• 1 heaping tablespoon of ground coffee
• add the egg shell
• add the water, boiling hot
• pour in 1/2 cup of cold water

Method

1. 1

   Scald the coffee pot; put in the coffee and egg shell, add the water boiling hot, cover closely, and boil 3 to 5 minutes — no more.

2. 2

   Set where it will keep hot but not boil; pour in cold water; pour out 1 cup of coffee to clear the spout, and pour it back again; let stand 10 minutes, and serve.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from The household cook book (1902) by Smiley, James B[ethuel],, page 415. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

1 heaping tablespoon of ground coffee for each cup of water; this is the standard rule, but if a large quantity is made the proportion can be a little less. FILTERED COFFEE WITHOUT EGG.— Have the coffee heated hot, pour on the water boiling hot, cover closely, let it stand 5 minutes, strain it through muslin (having it wrung out of hot water) into the coffee pot (having that heated); cover it, set it on the stove and heat a moment (not boil) and serve. Have the milk thoroughly hot. The coffee may be heated in a pan or pitcher if more conven- ient. BOILED COFFEE WITHOUT EGG.— Scald the coffee pot; put in the coffee, pour on the water boiling hot, stir it well, bring it to a boil, move it to the back of the range keeping it hot, ivitho,(f further boiling; add | cup of cold water, let stand 5 minutes, turn out 1 cup coffee, pour back into the pot, do the same agaiu, let stand 5 minutes 560 BEVERAGES to settle, and serve. Boiled coflPee has a different flavor from the filtered, and many prefer it. BOILED COFFEE WITH EQQ — Scald the cofPee pot; put in the coffee and egg shell, (or the egg or isinglass if they are used instead); add the water, boiling hot, cover closely, and boil 3 to 5 minutes — no more. Set where it will keep hot but not boil; pour in ^ cup of cold water;

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