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Ingredients 2 ingredients

  1. 1 tablespoon cold water
  2. Coffee

Method

  1. Pour in 1 tablespoon cold water for each cup.
  2. 5.
  3. Let stand in a warm place 3 minutes to settle grounds.
  4. Serve.
  5. If not used immediately, strain into another warmed pot.
  6. "You might pour out the first cupful to clear the nose--I mean, spout--then pour it back again." He stopped for breath.
  7. "Thank you, Coffee Pot," smiled Mary Frances, in praise, "how interested and wide awake you are!" "I never sleep much," confided Coffee Pot.
  8. "I believe it's the coffee--just 'cat naps,' you know.
  9. I sometimes think my heart is affected--I'm so easily stirred up,--although I always feel well." "If you always feel well," laughed Mary Frances, "I guess your heart is all right." "Oh, yes," giggled Sauce Pan, "he's awfully good-hearted." "Didn't I tell you,--'not another word' until I spoke to you?" said Mary Frances to Sauce Pan, as she lifted Coffee Pot to the table, and measured out the coffee and water.
  10. After she had followed his directions entirely, she made the toast.
  11. Toaster Man was so sleepy, he didn't say a word except, "You'll do it right, I know," and fell asleep again.
  12. Just then, Mary Frances heard her father call.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Saucepan
  • Wooden spoon
  • Sieve