Sue's Diner: John's Coffee

Anyone that knows me know I like a nice dark roast coffee to start the day.

However, I'd probably banish coffee from my diet forever if I had to prepare it the nineteenth century way, such as the recipe we're sharing this week.

We included the recipe in our BryonySeries cookbook "Memories in the Kitchen: Bites and Nibbles from 'Bryony.'"  This cookbook is a permanent fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Will and Grundy Counties.

This recipe was slightly adapted from Miss Beecher’s domestic receiptbook: designed as a supplement to her Treatise on domestic economy.

Here is the reference from the cookbook that connects the recipe to "Bryony."

Melissa’s first casual glimpse of John happened during her first day at Simons Mansion, in the morning room, where John sipped his coffee. Back home, Melissa’s mother plugged an electric percolator into the wall, but making fresh coffee in nineteenth century Munsonville was a little more complicated.

We have not actually prepared this nineteenth century coffee recipe. When you read it, you'll see why.

But you may try this recipe on the Sue's Diner page on the BryonySeries website. 

However, try the recipe this week. It will be gone some time next week. A new recipe will take it's place. 

If you have any troubleshooting questions or comments, email us at bryonyseries@gmail.com. 

By the way, Sue's Diner is only real in the BryonySeries world. But didn't Timothy do a great job making the page look like a real menu at a vintage diner?

Here is the full diner page: bryonyseries.com/sue-s-diner. You can't really order, of course (wouldn't it be great if you could?).

For more BryonySeries recipes, check out our three cookbooks at our BryonySeries bryonyseries.com/general-store.