Show I HOW TO BUY IT COFFEE OFFEE IT j How TO MAKE IT I IBy By Biddy Bye Evey Every family likes and uses coffee In fact tact it is such a staple on American AmerIcan American Amer Amer- AmerI I ican tables that one wonders why the I average housewife has not become expert In buying and making it but few tew will claim that she Is such an expert The first step is to learn to buy coffee cortee wisely To be sure coffee is free tree from adulterants always buy It Ground coffee is easily adulterated with chicory or roasted cereals When ground coffee cottee Is pure it will show In the following test I Dissolve 1 teaspoonful In glass glaes I of cold water If pure there willbe will willbo willbo be belittle bo little change In the clear color of the tho water and but few grains will sink to the bottom Good coffee cortee should be bought inthe inthe in the whole grain and be ground Just before using After Atter grinding store In an air airtight tight glass or tin container I with a tight screw top According to individual taste coffee cortee may be made strong or weak by varying the amounts of ot the ground berries added to water i Weak coffee cottee is made by adding 1 level tablespoonful of ot ground coffee cottee to 2 pint of ot water i Medium strong coffee cortee Is made by adding 2 level tablespoonfuls of ot ground coffee cortee to v. v pint water i Strong coffee cottee calls caUs for tor 3 level tablespoonfuls tablespoonfuls table- table I spoonfuls of coffee cortee to the H pint of water I In spite of or the seemingly simple I method of ot making coffee cottee by adding the ground berry to water and boilIng boiling boil boil- Ing there are ways and ways of ot varying that process to achieve differing differing dif dif dif- fering results Coffee can be made in a discarded I tomato can with spring water over overa overa a a roadside fire tire or It Jt can be brewed in gold plated percolators timed to the second and supervised by famous cooks whose art is to obtain an elusive aroma and color Its It's all coffee cott cof cot t tee fee but what a difference The chief ways way In which coffee corte Is Isi i made are as S follows I 1 t. With PIth cold water Pour cold water over coffee ground I medium fine line cover carefully and plug I the spot of the pot Heat slowly to toI I the boiling point and boil boll gently 3 I minutes minute Pour In cold water to settle coffee cortee Let stand a moment then serve I 2 Pour boiling water over oyer coffee ground medium fine and boil bolt 3 S minI min min- I utes u ute Settle with cold water w er 3 2 Percolator method I Use Ulle poWdered coffee cortee Heat water and pour It through th th grounds und is t. t a the percolator Keep water boiling I and percolating coffee G Ii minutes I Serve at once I 4 Cafe au lait laft Use coffee cortee ground medium fine Cine I I All AU to grounds only r the usual amount of ot water Heat to boiling I point strain and obtain the tho amount of ot liquid desired by adding hot milk I When it Is desired to make coffee cortee In large quantities as for a camping method Is Isto Isto s sto party or picnic the tho best I to tie the coffee grounds in a clean muslin bag First mix 1 beaten egg eggI white with each pound of ground coffee coffee cof cof- I fee tee and stir well Tie coffee cottee in a bag allowing plenty of ot room for fori i swelling To make simply put the i i coffee bag in a large kettle of water bring slowly to the boiling point and andI cook three minutes Remove bag and let stand 8 or 10 minutes minute I It is estimated that 1 pound atI of at ground coffee should make 40 cupfuls I of liquid coffee |