Show MAKING GOOD COFFEE CERTAIN RULES THAT WILL HAVE TO BE OBSERVED buying it green and roasting it for oneself Is always advisable material never should be placed in tin buy your coffee green and roast it yourself therein lies the main secret 0 of the good cup of coffee coffee after having baying been long roasted loses its aroma and ana delicacy of flavor from ready ground or ready roasted coffee the best beet results are impossible but if the roasting Is not done properly the brew may be worse than the worst made from prepared coffee it roasted too much the flavor Is spoiled and the beverage injuriously affects the digestion to prevent the decomposition decompo po altton of the add acid gum and resin in the coffee bean it Is necessary that the roasting proceed uniformly without excess of heat it Is better to employ a closed receptacle which should be shaken thoroughly about every ten minutes to prevent scorching it should be removed from the oven in about forty five minutes when the coffee Is fe reddish brown an expert can ten tell by the odor when the roasting is 19 sufficient real mocha coffee something rarely seen by the way requires less roasting other because of the great amount of oil in the tha bean in other coffees the dampness prevails over the oil and the excess of moisture disappears with the roasting mocha is roasted enough when it has a cinnamon cotor color other coffees should have more of a chestnut color in no instance should the coffee approach to blackness when properly roasted the coffee should be emptied on a stone or marble table taking care to separate the beans the sudden contact with the air and the file cold surface arrests the evaporation of ther tha essential oils As soon as the coffee is cooled it should be placed in a glass jar and hermetically sealed never should it be placed in tin it should be used as soon as possible after roasting tor for no matter mater how carefully kept its aroma rapidly disappears the best plan th therefore is to roast only enough for one day that insures the really good cup of coffee every housewife should have a coffee mill and grind the coffee just before making the brew grinding only enough for immediate use when you do not use a percolator the best results are obtained by not grinding too finely A tablespoonful tablespoon tul of medium ground coffee to a cup of water and 1 one tor for the pot la Is the usual rule for making good strong coffee I 1 the percolator has come to the aid of the th young housewife who was uncertain of her skill under former methods |