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a thin but stout muslin bag, wider at the bottom than top, and reaching to
within two inches of the bottom; the seams should be lapped and doublystitched,
so that none of the ground coffee will come into the pot. Now heat up the empty
coffee pot with boiling water. Put on the bag with the ground coffee and pour
boiling water gently over it. When through you may serve the coffee or bring it
up to boiling beforehand.
Coffee may be made clear by putting a part of the white of an egg in, or part of
the shell. Or dash some cold water into it when taking it off from the fire.
Good cream instead of poor milk improves the coffee wonderfully if of inferior
kind. But when using milk have it warm and mixed with eggs. Coffee without both
milk and cream is nevertheless the most healthy especially for persons with poor
digestion.
Both the tea and coffee pot ought to be kept very clean and once a week rinsed
out by boiling some borax in them. Never wash them inside, only rinse them well
in two or three waters.
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