Lutheran Church Basement Egg Coffee Recipes

LUTHERAN CHURCH BASEMENT EGG COFFEE

Steps:

• Use a graniteware (enamel) coffee pot.
• Wash egg; break it into a small bowl, reserving shell, and beat slightly. Add 1/2 cup cold water, the 1 cup ground coffee and the reserved egg shell, crushed. Mix thoroughly. Turn into coffee pot; pour on boiling water, and stir. (I remember the ladies adding the coffee/egg mixture directly to the boiling water.) Optional: The spout of the pot can be stuffed with soft paper towel to prevent escape of the fragrant aroma. Place on front of range and boil 3 minutes. If not boiled, coffee is cloudy. If boiled too long, too much tannic acid is developed. Add remaining 1/2 cup cold water; which perfects clearing. Cold water, which is heavier than hot, sinks to the bottom and carries the grounds with it. After coffee has settled, serve at once.

OL' FASHION EGG COFFEE

Steps:

• Fill the coffee pot with fresh, cold water, to just a bit obove the bottom of the spout.
• Bring to a rolling boil.
• Meantime, mix the coffee & the egg, INCLUDING the SHELL, in a small bowl.
• When water comes to a boil, reduce heat until water is just boiling.
• Add coffee/egg mixture to the water, stirring CONSTANTLY & adjust the heat so as NOT to boil over!
• Now here's the tricky part -- stirring constantly, brew for about 3-5 minutes, until the "froth" disappears -- you can almost "feel" the water change.
• Remove from the heat & pour in about 1 to 1 ½ cups COLD water & let set for 5-10 minutes -- this will make the grounds settle to the bottom.
• There will be some grounds in the spout -- just pour them off.
• ENJOY!