Delicious Coffee
From The bachelor and the chafing dish, 1895
This method should yield a delicious cup of coffee.
Presented as published in 1895. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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This recipe was extracted from The bachelor and the chafing dish (1895) by Deshler Welch, page 9. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
one part Mocha and two parts Java, ground fine. Fill a good-sized cup with it and mix well into this a raw egg and the shell. Now let your water — say a quart — come to the boiling point, then add to this the mixture. Let it stand for at least ten minutes and keep at the boiling point — at least let it boil up twice — then pour in a cup of cold water. Let stand for five minutes longer, then serve with cream or hot milk. This ought to make a cup of delicious coffee. 3° The Bachelor and the Chafing-dish. Second. — To make French coffee : Simply pour hot water on well-ground coffee through the top strainer. If chicory is added it will help flavor and color. Delmonico and all best restaurants use it. Third. — Same as first, except when putting into it a cup of cold water
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