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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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