_Ingredients_--3 oz. of coffee. 1 pint of boiling water.
_Method._--Put the coffee into a clean stewpan.
Stir over the fire until it smokes, but do not let it burn.
Cover close, and set by the side of the fire for ten minutes.
_Ingredients_--3 oz. of coffee. 1½ pint of boiling water.
Put the coffee in it, and pour over the boiling water.
Let it stand in a hot place for half an hour.
Half fill a cup with nicely-made coffee, and pour in the same quantity of boiled milk.
_Ingredients_--¾ lb. of coffee. 2 quarts of cold water.
_Method._--Make a bag of rather thick muslin, and put the coffee into it. The bag should be rather large, so that the coffee will have plenty of room.
Put it into a saucepan with the water; bring to the boil, and boil steadily for one hour.
This will make strong coffee, which can be diluted with boiling water as required.
_Ingredients_--3 oz. of coffee. 1½ pint of boiling water.
Put the coffee in it, and pour on the boiling water.
Let it stand in a hot place for about ten minutes.
This is best, especially for invalids, if prepared from the nibs; these should be perfectly fresh.
Put a quarter of a pound of nibs into two quarts of cold water; simmer for five hours and then strain.
When cold remove the fat; heat it as required.
Cocoa may also be made from any of the different preparations.
Make it according to directions given on the canisters, and be very careful to mix it thoroughly. Nothing is so unpleasant as to have the sides and bottom of the cup coated with cocoa.
It is better to prepare it in a small saucepan; it should be boiled for two or three minutes.
It is more nourishing if mixed with milk instead of water.
This is only a thicker preparation of cocoa, and may be made in the same way.
_Ingredients_--The remains of cold meat. Some nice stock or gravy. Flour, in the proportion of ½ oz. to every ½ pint of gravy. Pepper and salt, and, if liked, a little catsup, or Harvey's sauce. Toasted or fried bread.
_Method._--Cut the meat into neat pieces.
Mix the flour smoothly with the gravy, and boil for three minutes, stirring all the time.
Add seasoning and catsup or a little sauce.
Then put the pieces of meat into the gravy and let them warm through; but do not let the gravy _boil_ when the meat is in it, as that would toughen it.