The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1821-09-26

not bear US out ID pfonouncing II, with
the doctor, " an indigestible and poison
Gus 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 per-
sons who have injured their health by
It's use, and found themselves restored
by abstaining from it. Another reason !;
he proposes a substitute, which is pure
and healthful, and cheap, being only one
cent pound, while Mocha and West-In-
dia costs thirty-fre. This would be a
grand saving in these hard times and
we venture to say, if RYE COFFEE
comes into much use, it will be on this
account, rather than from fear of being
poisoned with the "deleterious BEAM
from the Indies. We have drank coffee
made from Rye which was not only
excellent, but would puzzle any one to
determine whether it was made from
| Rye or imported coffee but then it was
carefully prepared by the hand of neat
ness, industry and attention. Drizzles
and slattemsn will not give you good
exhilerating draught in the morning, if
they had the best coffee in the world !;
and such never will, and never need try
to come up to the following directions
of DR.. Jones but all economical hus-
bands and good housewives ought to
give Rye COFFEE fair trial, because if
it prove good, it will also prove very
important saving.
ITO prepare Rye for use, it should
first be scalded and washed, then boiled
fifteen minutes, afterwards remain in
the water until somewhat swollen, and
lastly thoroughly dried in the open air.
The next process is to roast or parch
it carefully without burning. When
grouna, about two gills is by the admix-
ture of cold water to be formed into
paste. Three quarts of boiling water
are then to be added, and the pot which
contains it 10 be placed on Goals, and
kept boiling for quarter or half an
hour. It is improved by a slow and
long boiling and leisurely depuration
afterwards. When sufficiently boiled, it
is to be removed from the fire and a
quantity of cold water, equal to that
which has been evaporated, is to be
suddenly poured into the pot, and the
whole slightly stirred up with a spoon.
A little is now twice to be poured of
and returned to the pot. After remain
ing or 10 minutes or longer, to give
the grounds time to subside, it is to be
poured off into another pot until the
sediment is disturbed. The grounds on
little agitation are rendered so buoy
ant, this decanting is necessary to pre-
serve the liquor free from turbidness.
Thus prepared, it is of q fine amber COZ
our, and with due portion. of sugar
and cream, has rich balsamic taste
and very grateful favour. Some
who employ it; mix with the Rye one
fourth the quantity of Coffee to give it
the favour of that deleterous beam
but this is the sacrifice of folly to very
silly prejudice. The Rye favour is SUI
I perier to that of the coffee when Gus
tom shall have rendered it familiar :.
and to retain the fourth of the evil, for
that consideration, is making very bad
terms with an exposed and subjugsted
foe. Besides, the articles are not suit.
ed to each other; they do not initiate ;.
they are wanting in natural affinity;
the detection from the mixture will
not depurate readily, and the conjoin-
ed favour is inferior to that of either
taken singly~
"Rye is delicate grain, and should,
be preserved carefully and treated with
scrupulous exactness, or it will disap-
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 it
will acquire an unpleasant favour. AT
ter scalding and washing, if not dried
speedily and thoroughly, By being thin
ly spread, and having, a proper expos
ure, it will become musty; and even af-
ter being roasted with great caution, if
the weather is damp and hot, it will sus-
tain injury So much care and atten-
ton is required to have tae best break
fast beverage in the world, that would
except slattern and a drozzle from
this recommendation of its use. Let,
them adhere to the beverage of the A
rabs, and to a bandaged head, rather
than the reputation Of rye should suf-
fer.v
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