I promise this is about Coffee, but from my little corner of the universe, it's impossible to talk about without the inclusion of eggs and their shells.
Using the whole egg takes coffee-brewing to another level which results in a very smoothe cuppa joe. The flavor is enhanced, the texture clear and the rancidity nonexistent.
Every time I throw away a perfectly good egg shell, I cringe and swear that I will try to do better. Usually, the broken shells go right back in the container to dry out. Sometimes, when I'm organized and energetic, I crumble them in a freezer baggie.
Aside and off the caffeine trail: Eggshells placed in flower beds deter crawling critters which attempt to devour my blooming plants.
For fear of being labeled a Garden Terrorist instead of a Recycling Environmentalist, I will not describe what those sharp edges do to slugs, rolly-polly bugs, worms, and other pests of the garden variety. All I know is that if I'm diligent, they never make it to my buds, leaves or blooms.
Egg shells, on the other hand, make it to my coffee every day.
SWEDISH COFFEE:
In a small bowl, combine 1 slightly beaten egg (reserve shell) and 2/3 cup of ground coffee. If you want it stronger, increase the grounds to one cup.
Add 1/2 cup of cold water; blend well. Stir in crumbled egg shell.
Add to 8 cups of boiling water. Heat and stir over high heat until foam disappears, about 4 minutes. I used one of those, now rare and hard to find, Corningware percolators sans inside parts.
Remove from heat; cover; let settle about 7 to 10 minutes. Serve clear coffee off the top or strain through a fine or lined mesh strainer or coffee filter.
SHORT CUT: Simply crumble 1/2 an egg shell into dry coffee grounds, before perking. Place the other 1/2 of the shell (not crumbled) in the bottom of the pot to float as the water pours through using a Mr. Coffee-type pot.
If you use this method, there's no need to strain it. It's surely not as delectable as going the full egg-route, but it'll do... and does in my coffee pot every day. Enjoy
A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked. — Bernard Meltzer
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Years later, I found that it's also an old cowboy favorite.
OS has been excrutiatingly slowwww for the past several months, Coupled with this heinous drought, sitting and staring in front of the A/C has been just about all I could muster.
Let me know how the aig-shails work for you. ;)
Another tip: Pour freshly brewed coffee into a good thermos rather than leave it in the pot eliminating the need to reheat.