Lutheran Church Basement Egg Coffee

Total Time: 12 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6-7
• 1 egg
• 1 cup cold water, divided
• 1 cup regular grind coffee
• 6 cups boiling water

Recipe

• 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.