Re: RC: Re: Really important question

[Linda Romander <romander@foothill.net>]

This is 'almost' how my Swedish grandmother made delicious coffee.  Her method:

Use one of those speckled enameled camp-style coffee pots.  Place your regular
grind coffee in the bottom.  Throw in one WHOLE egg, shell and all.  Break up
the shell and stir shell, egg, and coffee together.  Pour boiling water over
this mixture and let coffee boil slowly for a few minutes.  Take the pot off the
fire and pour about a half cup of cold water into it.  Let stand for about five
minutes while the egg and shell 'sink' the grounds to the bottom of the pot,
then pour coffee gently.

At ridecamp, I use a Melitta plastic cone (No. 6 filter) that fits over a
thermal pot.  Coffee goes in filter, pour boiling water over coffee, and you
have a quart of nice hot coffee!  Learned this from fellow Ridecamper Suzanne
Mounts.

Linda

Sandy Bolinger wrote:

> Or really basic like we used to do it in hunting camp...boil water in the
> coffee pot and toss in a couple of handfuls of ground coffee...let it boil
> for awhile...take pot off the stove and toss in a pinch of smashed up eggs
> shells...for some reason the shells make the grounds sink to the
> bottom...its called COWBOY  COFFEE. Gets really good after about a week
> using the same pot and just adding more grounds and water each day...When
> there is too much grounds to add any new water...then its time to start
> over! YUM!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jim Holland <lanconn@tds.net>
> To: Kris Givens <givensb@prodigy.net>; Ridecamp <ridecamp@endurance.net>
> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 10:39 AM
> Subject: RC: Really important question
>
> > Kris...
> >
> > You can buy a "Percolator" coffee pot from most any outdoor store that
> > will work on your Coleman stove.  You can tear off a piece of paper
> > towel for a filter.  These are the "old timey" coffee pots before "Drip
> > Coffeemakers" were around.  Just be careful not to "overperk" (perk it
> > too long) or let it boil over.
> >
> > What I use most of the time, especially on ride morning is a "French
> > Press".  It's just a glass "pitcher" with a "plunger" that goes in the
> > top.  Boil water in a pan or whatever. (I use a small tea pot)  Place
> > your ground coffee in the bottom of the "pitcher" and pour the boiling
> > water over it.  Let it sit for 5 minutes, then insert the "plunger",
> > pushing the grounds to the bottom.  Pour and enjoy.  Simple, easy to
> > clean.  The coffee is better than perked coffee, too.  You will need to
> > experiment with how much coffee to use. Pick one up at Lecters, Walmart,
> > etc....they're pretty common.
> >
> > Jim, Sun of Dimanche, and Mahada Magic
> >
> > Kris Givens wrote:
> > >
> > > Ok, I know someone here who does rides has some help for me on this one:
> > >
> > > I love my morning coffee.  However, the two rides I've attended do not
> > > have electricity so my coffee maker won't work.  How do I perk coffee on
> > > a Coleman stove?  Also, what sort of contraption do I need to get to do
> > > this?
> > >
> > > I just know I'm so much more human and ready to ride if I have coffee
> > > versus the brewed tea I carry in the cooler first thing in the morning.
> > >
> > > Kris and Nyke and Kolter
> > >
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