Boiling Coffee
A large tea-cupful of unground coffee will be sufficient for six
persons, unless they take it very strong, (which is injurious to
health,) grind it, and put it in the tin pot, with half a tea-cup of
cold water, and the white of half an egg; shake it till it is mixed,
then pour boiling water on it, and let it stand close to the fire, and
just come to a boil, stir it, and do not let it boil over, let it keep
at boiling heat five or ten minutes; then take it from the fire, and put
in half a tea-cup of water to settle it, let it stand five minutes, and
pour it off,--if you wish it particularly nice, strain it through a thin
linen cloth, kept for the purpose, keep it by the fire till it goes to
table. If you boil coffee too long, the aromatic flavor flies off.
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