| Ok, so your coffee maker is broken and you | | | | you have a cup of cowboy coffee! To make it |
| need a little caffeine boost. Don't worry pilgrim, | | | | even more fun, make it over a real fire. |
| making your own cup of coffee is simple if you | | | | The Original Cowboy Coffee is done like this: |
| follow these easy instructions. American cowboys | | | | 4 quarts water |
| are known as rugged outdoorsmen. The iconic | | | | 1 1/2 cups freshly ground coffee |
| image of a cowboy is with his horse beside a | | | | 1 egg shell |
| campfire in a desert valley. Being the tough guys | | | | 1/2 cup cold water |
| that they were, they could whip up a cup of | | | | Bring water to a boil in a large saucepan or coffee |
| coffee with the bare essentials, a saucepan, | | | | pot. Add coffeegrounds and egg shell to boiling |
| water, and coffee beans. Here's how you can do | | | | water. Return to a boil, then removefrom heat |
| the same. | | | | and let stand for 2 minutes. Slowly add cold water |
| If you're just making coffee for yourself, grab an | | | | to settlegrounds to the bottom. Strain if desired. |
| old saucepan, and fill it with two cups of water. | | | | Useful Tips: |
| You're going to add four or five tablespoons of | | | | The key to any coffee is to make sure the |
| ground coffee for every two cups of water. Boil | | | | water is hot, but doesn't actually start boiling. |
| the water and then quickly take the pan off the | | | | Boiling might make the coffee bitter, so your best |
| stove. Then you're going to let the grounds | | | | bet is to heat it enough so that the coffee |
| naturally settle to the bottom of the pan, which | | | | grounds move throughout the water, without it |
| shouldn't take more than five minutes. Next, you | | | | actually boiling or bubbling violently. |
| carefully pour the water into a cup, and whala, | | | | |