Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1821-12-18

- VIC enjoyyery good healthI
ourselves, experience would not bear us
out in pronouncing it with the doctor,
an indigeslble and poisonous drug
= But says the reader, who knows best, |
you or the doctor!' We must grant that
he does, especially as he gives numerous
INSTANCES of persons who have injured
their health by its use, and found them
selves restored by abstaining from it,
Another reason-he proposes substl-
sute, which is pure and heallhful, and
sf.ee,t'. heinn only one ccnt a n ownes, vhii.
Mocha and West India COST. mn. This |
would be grand saving in these hard
gimeS and we venture to say, ii RYE
COFFEE come much into use, it Will
be on this account, rather than for fear
of being poisoned with the delerterious
bean" from the Indies. We have drank
coffee made OF Rye, which was not only
excellent, but would puzzle any one TO
determine whether IL were made from
Rye or imported coffee; but then it was
carefully prepared by the hand of neat
ness, industry, and attention. sDrizzles
and slatterns" will not give you AN exhi-
lerating draught in the morning, If they
have the best coffee in the world; and
such never will, and never need try to
come up to the following directions OF
DIR. Jones; but all economical husbands,
and good wives ought 10 give Rye Co6ee
fair trial, because if il prove good, ii
Will also prove very important saving.
". y. Journal.
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g II should first be scalded and washed,
then boiled IS minutes, afterwards re-
main IN the water until somewhat swol-
len, and lastly thoroughly dried in the
open arr HE next process is TO parch
or roast it carefully without burning.-.
When ground, about two gills is, by the
ad,nixture of cold water, to be formed
into paste. Three quarts Of boiling
water are then to be added, and the pot
which contains il to be placed on Goals
and kept boiling for quarter or half an
hour 1t is improved by SLOW and long
boiling and leisurely depuration after
wards. When sufficiently boiled, it is
to be removed from the FIRE, and guam
MY OF cold water, equal to that which has
been evaporated, is to be suldenly pour
ed mo the pot, and the whole slightly
stirred up with spoon. A littleis then
TO be twice poured off and returned to
the pot. After renainng 8 or 10 mi
nutes to give the grounds time to sub
side, it is to be poured off into aliotherl
until the sediment is disturbed. The
grounds, on little agitation, are render
cd SO buoyapt that this descanting is ne
cessary to preserve the liquor from tur-
bidness. Thus prepared, ii IS OF a fine |
amber color, and with due portion off
sugar and cream, has rich balsamlc |
taste, and a very good favor.
"Some who employ il mix with the
rye one fourth the quantity Of coffee to
give it the peculiar flavor OF the delete
rious bean--but this is the sacrifice oil
folly TO a very silly prejudice. The rye
flavor is superior to that of the coffee,
when custom shall have rendered it ia
miliar; and 10 retain the fourth of the
evil tor that consideration, is akingvery
bad terms with an exposed and slbiugat-
cd Toe. Besides the articles are not suited
to each other--they do not assimulate )
they are wanting in natural affinity the
uCCoCiOI from tHc mixture VIII not de- |
purate readily, and the conjoined flavor
is inferior to that of either of them tai. en-
sngly.
''kye is delicate grain, ana should
be preserved carefully, and treated with
scrpPu!ous exactncss, or it will disap-j
point the expectations am attempting
to excite 1t should be kept dry, and
well secured from mice and insects, and
be occasionally stirred and aired, or ii
will acquire an unpleasant flavor. Aftcrl
scalding and washing, ifnot dried speedi-
~ and thoroughly, being thinly spread,
and haylnga proper exposure, i, will be.
come musty; and even after being roast
ed with great caution, if the weather is
damp and hot, it will sustain injury. So
much care and attention are required to
make the best breakfast beverage in the
world, that except slattern and driz-
zle from this recommendation of its use.
Let them adhere to the beverage of the
A3abs, andto a bandaged head, rather
ehan the reputation of rye should suffer"
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