Coffee
From A Little Cook-Book for a Little Girl, 1905
Presented as published in 1905. 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
Nutrition per serving
860Calories
21 gProtein
185 gCarbs
5 gFat
Full nutrition (33 nutrients)
Calories860 kcal
Protein21 g
Carbohydrates185 g
Fiber10 g
Sugars0.9 g
Total Fat4.9 g
Saturated Fat0.8 g
Monounsaturated Fat0.8 g
Polyunsaturated Fat1.9 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Sodium2165 mg
Potassium1826 mg
Calcium669 mg
Iron65 mg
Magnesium202 mg
Phosphorus267 mg
Zinc1 mg
Copper0.1 mg
Manganese1.2 mg
Vitamin D0 mcg
Vitamin C0 mg
Vitamin A0 mcg
Vitamin E0.1 mg
Vitamin K0.8 mcg
Vitamin B60.3 mg
Vitamin B120 mcg
Thiamin (B1)1.4 mg
Riboflavin (B2)1.3 mg
Niacin (B3)28 mg
Folate256 mcg
Choline70 mg
Caffeine1393 mg
Water789 g
As published
This recipe was extracted from A Little Cook-Book for a Little Girl (1905) by Caroline French Benton, page 13. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
coffee, and this she could make in two ways ; sometimes she made it this first way, and sometimes the other, which is called French coffee. Coffee First be sure your coffee-pot is shining clean ; look in the spout and in all the cracks, and wipe them out carefully, for you cannot make good coffee except in a perfectly clean pot. Then get three heaping tablespoonfuls of ground coffee, and one tablespoonful of cold water, and one teaspoonful of white of egg. Mix the egg with the coffee and water thoroughly, and put in the FOR A LITTLE GIRL 51 pot. Pour in one quart of boiling water
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