Remarks: You may add a small piece of lemon peel when pouring on the water.
Dried tea leaves may be used for sweeping carpets. Moisten the leaves and sprinkle them on the carpet. This will clean the carpet and absorb the dust when sweeping.
No. 27—ICED TEA.
The ingredients and preparation are the same as given under [No. 25], Tea. After the tea has steeped long enough, pour it off, cool it and put in pieces of clean ice, sugar and into each glass 1 to 2 slices of lemon.
No. 28—COFFEE.
Enough for 12 cups.
- 6 tbsps. of ground coffee
- 14 cups of boiling water
Preparation: It is best to grind the coffee fresh and fine every time you wish to make some. The water must boil when you pour it on. Close the pot well.
Remarks: There are various ways of making coffee. A. An egg may be stirred into the ground coffee before pouring on the hot water. B. It may be made in a machine in which the water boils and little water gets onto the coffee at a time. This is the best way. C. Pour the hot water on the coffee, simmer 5 minutes and strain. This is the quickest way of making coffee.
No. 29—GOOSEBERRY OR CURRANT WINE.