Common Coffee (Common Coffee-Pot)
From Mrs. Lincoln's Boston cook book, 1884
Serves 1
A tablespoonful of caramel mixed with the ground coffee gives additional flavor and color.
Presented as published in 1884. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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Method
As published
This recipe was extracted from Mrs. Lincoln's Boston cook book (1884) by Lincoln, Mary Johnson Bailey "Mrs. D. A. Lincoln,", page 72. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
1 heaping tablesp. ground coffee. I 1 egg shell. 1 square inch isinglass, or | 1 cup freshly boiling water
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