The ABC of Cooking

by Adelin Balch Coit

THE A B C OF COOKING

"Unless the kettle boiling be, filling the tea pot spoils the tea."

HOW TO MAKE COFFEE

1 tablespoonful of coffee for each person and 1 for the pot
1 cup of boiling water for each person and 1 for the pot

Put the coffee into the coffee pot, mix with cold water into a wet paste. Pour on the boiling water and boil for five minutes slowly.

To make COFFEE WITH AN EGG, break an egg and mix it, shell and all, with the paste, and make as above.

TEA

1 teaspoonful of tea for a person, and 1 for the pot
1 cupful of boiling water, and 1 for the pot

Let it steep for three minutes.