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carrots, chiccory or more harmful substances, the safest way is to either
purchase the green berry and brown it yourself, or freshly browned and ground at
the time it is bought; a small quantity frequently, that it may not lose the
flavor before consumed. Some persons like the flavor uf chiccory, and it may be
purchased by itself and mixed with good coffee in the proportion of a teaspoon
to each quarter of a pound. A good substitute is also browned and ground carrot,
using two teaspoons to the same quantity of coffee as above.
To test the genuineness of ground coffee take a pinch between the wetted finger
and thumb; roll it, and if pure it will remain in grains; if adulterated it will
form into a ball.
When freshly browned coffee may not be obtained, the following French method is
probably the best for roasting, as it is said to develop the strength and flavor
more thoroughly.
To make coffee.
To extract and retain the greatest amount of aroma is the great object to be
attained in coffee making, and to effect
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