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Coffee Syrup

A historical recipe from A handbook of invalid cooking, by Mary A. Boland (1893).

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A historical recipe

A handbook of invalid cooking: for the use of nurses in training, nurses in private practice, and others who care for the sick, by Mary A. Boland (1893). Project Gutenberg eBook #54568.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards. Its words name: preserving or pickling. Check current food-safety guidance before following this.

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Ingredients 5 ingredients

  1. two tablespoons of
  2. one cup of boiling water
  3. one cup of sugar
  4. a cup of water
  5. a cup of the coffee

Method

  1. Make some strong coffee with two tablespoons of the ground berry (Mocha and Java mixed), a little white of egg, and one cup of boiling water.
  2. Simmer together one cup of sugar and one third of a cup of water for five minutes, then add to it one half of a cup of the coffee.
  3. Strain and bottle it for use.
  4. This is delicious with soda-water and cream.

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Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From A handbook of invalid cooking, by Mary A. Boland (1893). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #54568 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54568). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

What was changed: As printed, from the book's text; Project Gutenberg's header and licence removed. Ingredient lines were read out of the text by a program. A historical recipe, not current advice.