Here is how to make good Campfire Coffee:
One #10 tin can (of course you can use something else but this is traditional)
3/4 full of cold water (cold is very important)
Pinch of salt (neutralizes some of the bitterness)
3 hand fulls of course ground coffee --adjust to taste from experience (let set on top of the water, DO NOT STIR)
3 egg shells (optional, but removes a lot of the kerosene that makes coffee so bitter)
Put on fire until it just starts to boil (when the grounds sink)
Remove from fire
Pour 1/2 cup of cold water over the top to settle grounds.
Pour into cups carefully so as not to raise the grounds from the bottom of the can.
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Doug Franklin wrote:
On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 10:41:17 -0500, Graywolf wrote:
Actually I think the best coffee is campfire (boiled) coffee if it is done right. I learned how to make it from a chef. Since I have known people to come from all over a campground to get mine, I guess others agree with me.
We always called that "Cowboy Coffee". I've never developed the knack for getting something drinkable that way. I ended up getting an aluminum percolator that I can put on the grate over the fire to perc coffee.
TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
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