This is my way of making a pint of coffee wherever I am.
I use one of those superb US M1910 1 pint mugs with lid.
Then what I do is pour about 3/4 of a pint of boiling water in.
Then I put 2 heaped tablespoons of a basic but reliable ground coffee in. I kind of scatter it on the water.
I leave it 2-3 minutes then I pour about an inch of cold water in. I try to cover the whole surface. Picture was mid-water sequence.
Then I put the lid on and wait, 4-5 minutes max.
The cold water seems to make the coffee grounds sink. Then I pour in some milk, and I have a good smooth pint of coffee.
This method seems to make the brew much more mellow.
The grounds are firmly at the bottom, so you can drink the whole mug.
The method seems to have been first recorded by French colonial soldiers in Algeria in the 1830's. Cafe A La Zouve (A Zouve was a French army light infantryman)
It was then first recorded in English by Victorian French celebrity chef Alexis Soyer who wrote a soldiers' cookbook during the Crimean War in 1855.
It was then reprinted in the American Civil War under the immensely popular Beadle's Dime Books imprint.
I believe this is the origin of Cowboy Coffee.
I use one of those superb US M1910 1 pint mugs with lid.
Then what I do is pour about 3/4 of a pint of boiling water in.
Then I put 2 heaped tablespoons of a basic but reliable ground coffee in. I kind of scatter it on the water.
I leave it 2-3 minutes then I pour about an inch of cold water in. I try to cover the whole surface. Picture was mid-water sequence.
Then I put the lid on and wait, 4-5 minutes max.
The cold water seems to make the coffee grounds sink. Then I pour in some milk, and I have a good smooth pint of coffee.
This method seems to make the brew much more mellow.
The grounds are firmly at the bottom, so you can drink the whole mug.
The method seems to have been first recorded by French colonial soldiers in Algeria in the 1830's. Cafe A La Zouve (A Zouve was a French army light infantryman)
It was then first recorded in English by Victorian French celebrity chef Alexis Soyer who wrote a soldiers' cookbook during the Crimean War in 1855.
It was then reprinted in the American Civil War under the immensely popular Beadle's Dime Books imprint.
I believe this is the origin of Cowboy Coffee.