Gram's coffee ... I can just smell the aroma of her kitchen. Pap's big, old, clunky white mug, Gram's much smaller brown one, always a plate of cookies and a can of Evaporated milk setting on the kitchen table. They were the ones who started me on Coffee. Remember coffee soup? A lightly toasted piece of white bread, some sugar, a pinch of nutmeg, half a cup of coffee and half a cup of milk.Back in the day Gram perked her coffee on the stove. Never had ground coffee, she ground her own. Never had coffee filters, she used an egg. You're thinking an EGG? Yes, an egg. Start with a pot of cold, fresh water. Add the amount of coffee you desire directly into the water. Add a dash of salt. Perk on medium heat until you see the perking coffee through the glass on the top of the pot. Turn heat to low. If it foams you have to turn up the heat a little. Allow it to perk until desired color/strength. Turn off the heat, leave the pot on the burner and crack an egg into the pot and let set for a few minutes. Don't move the pot. The egg congeals the coffee grounds into itself as it cooks. The kitchen/camp has never smelled better! And yes, sometimes you might get a stray piece of cooked egg but you will live - just fish it out with a spoon!
The coffeemakers today are nothing like stove perked coffee. Electric perk pots are ok too. I have Gram's old pots. Small and large, glass, enamel, stainless steel and aluminum. She had one electric perk pot and I have it too.
My Mom has the coffee grinder. I have an electric one I use. There is nothing like grinding your own beans and making your coffee however you choose to brew it. Fresh ground coffee beans are the best! Yes, I do keep my beans in the freezer in tight containers. I tried keeping coffee out on the countertop but there was no aroma and the taste was different. So many places online tell you not to store in the freezer but my tastebuds disagree.I like to use the perk pots with the coffee strainers along with the wrap around filters. This works best for me. Next time lets talk about your favorite coffee brand.
I found this pic on line. I laughed to myself and agreed ...I recently read an article from the Goverment about Coffee.
I work as a Manager for the local Senior Center in my town and I am always looking for Health Related information. Here is two links to read ...
http://seniorjournal.com/NEWS/Health/2007
/7-01-22-SeniorCitizensFind.htm
http://seniorjournal.com/NEWS/Nutrition-Vitamins
/2007/7-08-07-OlderWomen.htm
So get out those old percolator's and try coffee the "old fashioned" way. Let me know your thoughts ...
4 comments:
My Grandmother made coffee the same way and it always smelled so good on those cold Winter mornings. I am a first time visitor to your blog. you can find me at Daisy Bouquet
Interesting post! I'm a coffee lover, but have never made it the old fashioned way. Interesting about the egg...
I love the crazy coffee graphic. I've had that one on my blog for a long time, but never knew where it came from originally. I found it on a message board on eBay. Where did you find it?
Greetings! Mary Isabella! Thanks for stopping by. I so fondly remember mornings at the kitchen table with Pap and Gram. Coffee was a staple. So was bacon and eggs! I'll grab some coffee and be over to visit your blog. Have a good day in the Lord.
Hi Jen! Thanks for popping over here! www.art.com has all kinds of art work, I picked it up there.
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