41. Coffee, made with a filter

The Modern Housewife · Soyer, Alexis · 1849
Source
The Modern Housewife
Yield
1.0 quart
Status
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Not a recipe
No
Ingredients (6)
Instructions (10)
  1. Put a pint of boiling water through the filter to warm it, then pour it away.
  2. Put a quarter of a pound of ground coffee upon the filter.
  3. Lightly place the presser and the grating upon the coffee.
  4. Pour over half a pint of boiling water and let it drain for three to four minutes.
  5. Pour over a pint and a half more boiling water.
  6. When well passed through, pour it into a clean stewpan.
  7. Set the stewpan at the corner of the fire until a light scum arises, but do not boil.
  8. Pour it again through the filter.
  9. When well drained through, pour into the coffee-pot.
  10. Serve with hot milk, or a little cream, separately.
Original Text
41. Coffee, made with a filter.—To make a quart; first put a pint of boiling water through the filter to warm it, which again pour away, then put a quarter of a pound of ground coffee upon the filter, upon which put the presser lightly, and the grating, pour over half a pint of boiling water, let it drain three or four minutes, then pour over a pint and a half more boiling water; when well passed through, pour it into a clean stewpan, which set at the corner of the fire until a light scum arises, but not boiling; pour it again through the filter, and when well drained through, pour into the coffee-pot, and serve with hot milk, or a little cream, separately.
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