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Burnt Coffee, or Coffee a la Militaire

From Modern cookery, in all its branches, 1884

Serves 1

Known as Gloria in France.

Presented as published in 1884. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record

Ingredients

Method

As published

This recipe was extracted from Modern cookery, in all its branches (1884) by Eliza Acton, page 511. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

BURNT COFFEE, OR COFFEE A LA MILITAIRE. (7?i France vulgarly called Gloria .) Make some coffee as strong and as clear as possible, sweeten it in the cup with white sugar almost to syrup, then pour the brandy on the top gently over a spoon

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