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Beverages

Non-Alcoholic

1

oz.;

essence

of

celery,

4

dashes.

Stir

while

adding

hot

soda.

Serve

with

spices.

Coffee

Extract

1.

Select

a

good

brand

of

coffee.

It

should

be

freshly

ground

each time

you

prepare

your

extract.

Moisten

1

lb.

of

fine

ground,

but

not

powdered,

coffee

with

4

oz.

of

cold

water.

Pack

in

a

glass

percolator.

Add

1

pt.

of

boiling

water,

cover

lightly

and

let

stand

for

1

hour;

draw

the

cork

and add

sufficient

boiling

water

to

percolate

1

pt.

Heat

to

the

boiling

point

and

allow

it

to

pass

through

the

coffee

a

couple

of

times.

The

strength

should

now

be

exhausted

and you

should

have

a

pint

of

good

coffee

extract.

2.

Moisten

10

oz.

of

Mocha

and

Java

or other

good

coffee

with

a

little

water.

Pack

in

a

glass

percolator.

Add

1

oz.

of

good

French

brandy

with

sufficient

boiling

water

to

percolate

30

oz.

Cover

tightly

and

let

macerate

for

about

an

hour;

then

percolate.

3.

Moisten 20

oz.

of

good

freshly

roasted

and

ground

coffee

in

a

mixture

of

2

oz.

of

glycerine

and

4

oz.

of

cold

water.

Pack

in

a

glass

percolator.

Add

2

oz.

of glycerine

and

let

stand

for

half

an

hour.

Then

add

14

oz.

of

boiling

water

and

macerate

for

an

hour.

Then

percolate

until

about

a

pint

of

good

strong

extract

is

obtained.

Some

formulas

call

for

dilute

alcohol

as

a

menstruum,

but

the

above

is

preferable

for

hot

soda

purposes,

since

alcoholic

extracts

of

coffee

do

not

retain

either

the

flavor

or

the

aroma

that

the

others

do.

Burnt

Coffee.

Allow 3

teaspoonfuls

of

good

coffee

to

each

J^

pt.

of

water.

Sweeten

it

rather

more

than

or-

dinarily,

and

strain

it

into

small

cups.

Pour

a

little

brandy

into

each

over

a

spoon,

set

fire

to

it,

and

when

the

spirit

is

partly

consumed

the

flame

should

be

blown

out,

and

the

coffee

drunk

immediately.

Roasting

Coffee

(a

French

recipe).

Add,

before

roasting,

to

every

3

lb.

of

coffee

a

piece

of

butter the

size

of

a

nut

and

a

dessertspoonful

of

powdered

sugar.

It

is

then

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