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French Coffee

A historical recipe from Lowney's Cook Book Illustrated in Colors, by Maria Willett Howard (1907).

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A historical recipe

Lowney's Cook Book Illustrated in Colors, by Maria Willett Howard (1907). Project Gutenberg eBook #52800.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

France

Known as a French recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Ingredients 2 ingredients

  1. 1 cup very finely ground
  2. 6 cups boiling water Place coffee

Method

  1. 1 cup very finely ground or powdered coffee 6 cups boiling water Place coffee in strainer, add boiling water gradually, and refilter, if liked very strong.

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Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From Lowney's Cook Book Illustrated in Colors, by Maria Willett Howard (1907). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #52800 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52800). 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.