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Coffee for Two

From Boston Cooking-School cook book, 1896

Serves 2

Keep remaining coffee and egg closely covered in refrigerator.

A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record

Ingredients

  • 1 cup ground coffee
  • 1 egg
  • 4 cup cold water
  • 1 pint boiling water

Method

  1. Mix ground coffee with beaten egg and crushed shell.

  2. Add cold water, turn into scalded coffeepot, add boiling water and boil for 3 minutes.

  3. Let stand over low heat for 10 minutes.

Nutrition per serving

628Calories
21 gProtein
127 gCarbs
4 gFat

Estimated from matched ingredients across 2 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Boston Cooking-School cook book (1896) by Fannie Merritt Farmer, Lincoln, Mary Johnson Bailey "Mrs. D. A. Lincoln,", James B. Herndon , Herndon/Vehling Collection, Sam Sloan, D. A. Lincoln, page 16. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

COFFEE FOR TWO Mix 1 cup ground coffee with 1 egg, slightly beaten, and crushed shell. To 14 of this amount add 4 cup cold water. Turn into a scalded coffeepot, add 1 pint boiling water

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