Grind very coarsely two tablespoonfuls of fresh coffee beans. Pour two cups of boiling water on them, let stand five minutes (do not boil), then strain. Serve black or with cream. Tea and coffee should be used for medicinal purposes only.
MALT OR CEREAL COFFEE.
Take one-half cup of instantaneous Postum or Kneipp’s malt coffee, pour three or four cups of boiling water on it. Let stand from five to 15 minutes, then strain. Serve hot or cold, with or without cream. People who wish to leave off coffee may add a teaspoonful of coffee beans to the cereal coffee a few minutes before straining. In this way they will gradually lose the desire for coffee. Bran tea or legume tea may be substituted for black tea or coffee.
COCOA. No. 1.
Dissolve one teaspoonful of cocoa and one of sugar in a little boiling water or milk and add a cup of rich milk. Let all boil a few minutes. Hot or whipped cream may be added before serving.
COCOA. No. 2.
Dissolve one-half a teaspoonful of cocoa and one teaspoonful of milk sugar in a little boiling water, add one cup of hot rich milk or one-half cup of cream and water, and boil a few minutes. Add more cream, if desired.
BEAN TEA OR BROTH.
Use white, brown or black beans; soak one-half cup of beans in soft water over night. The next day put on to boil in a quart of water, cook slowly for one hour or longer, and keep covered well. Then strain and serve plain, or add some hot cream to it. Small white and lima beans are excellent in the summer.