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Show r'OR THE BEST OF COFFEE Three Ways of Preparing Beverage Which Is a Favorite in Every American Household. For old-fashioned cofToe the rule 19 one tablespoon for each person and one for the pot To clear it take one '-i;g and the shell and beat il up with lour tablespoons, of cold water, using oi'.e-lhird of this for six tablespoons of coffee. The remainder of the egg-water egg-water will keep until used on the next two mornings. Stir wiih a spoon so all the coffee may become coated with the egg mixture. mix-ture. Xow turn into the coffee pot as many cups of boiling water as spoons of coffee used. Set on the fire and allow to boil briskly five minutes. Set oark on the stove to "melt" for ten 'Minutes. Pi'rrolated coffee Is the best coffee mde and those who can afford a per-olater per-olater will find that it will lessen the bills and that they can always have fine coffee. A cheaper grade of coffee cof-fee can be used in a percolater than for "regulation" boiled coffee. Have the coffee pulverized, using one heaping heap-ing teaspoon for each cup, turn over it the same number of cups of boiling water and allow it to percolate eight minutes. If the frugal housekeeper will wash every egg she uses before breaking and will put the shells through a meat grinder she will find there Is no need of using eggs to settle coffee. One tablespoon of the ground eggshell put into the coffee pot with the coffee and two tablespoons of cold water stirred well before arising the boiling water will make the coffee clear and amber colored Drip coffee can De made In any coffee cof-fee pot. Take a cocoa can that will fit into the top of the coffee pot and punch fine holes in the bottom. Put into it the coffee, ground very finely, the same proportion as for boiled coffee one tablespoon to a cup of water. wa-ter. Turn the water slowly into the can, allowing It to drip slowly into the pot. Then put it on the back of the-stove, the-stove, where it will get hot but not boll. If desired very strong, take the coffee from the pot and turn It into the coffee can at the top for the second sec-ond time. Keep hot, for after drip coffee cools it is not very good. |