The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-08-13
The Secret Of Good Coffee,

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That the savage should realize 4 fact Il
which the Eugliahman Ia az . rule persls.
emily Indifferent, may be set down 10 one
OF the vaaRaries Of modern civilization. D.
tefmined, however, to agitate In this useful
branch o. reform, and starting with the
planters fundamental maxim, ''old COT.
ieee, young tear" there 10 no reason why or.
binary householder should not mature the
berry In their own store. closets. It nuss
be kept raw, and preferably In small bulk;
the p!quant aroma being due 10 volatile
oil With Ia developed In the process OF
roasting. The common failure OF cup Of
coffee to attain reaaonsble standard Of
excellence is due to more than ono cause.
II kept too long after roasting, the fine fla.
vor Of the berry 10 dissipated; but even this
may be to some extent revived by careful.
y heating the ground coffee before using
On the other hand, the aroma may be
entirely driven of by treating o. adecoc.
tlon that which should DO pre- emi.
nently simple infusion. But not only
should coffee not be boiled 1t
should not be allowed to '.stand" for
any length Of time. Fresh and fresh Is q
sine qua non; and, again, It can hardly be
made too strong. Ude may, perhapa, be
considered e1trsyagant In bis artistic al.
lowance OF zone cup OF ground coffee for
two cups Of liquid" but the grea. man ad.
mitted the principle Of subseq uent diiulion
with boiled cream for choice-though
even hot water may be then added without
inquiry to the favor. AS a digestive, strong
"black" coffee has scarcely and EQUAL; and
It Is In this form that the connolsseur do.
libsrstely approves the dalntily brswed
cup Of pure Mocha. It must be said ,ha.
this is a kind Of "home comfort" most com.
monty accessible at club or well appoint
ed hotel while as club comiort-with
some trepidation be it. aaid-trsnsplanted
To the narrower arena OF the domestic cir.
Gle, # is oftener than 1t might be bitter
fsilpre. Somehow or other, lovely women
will not stoop 10 the folly Of putting in o
whole cup Of coffee for two people-"not
for any one" Coffee must be brewed by
man ior man.
Buteven the beverage intended Tor Stand.
ing uae-which, Of course, the ''black" COT.
fee par excellence Is not-may bs made
bright, fragrant and e1hile1asing. Alum
dant, but not excessive, strength may be
pleaded for as cheaper In the end. We have |
only to inhsle the steam Of freshly made !
coffee Of good claas, and no mistake can |
be made "a to its benefcent character. It
acts like charm upon head.
ache or mental exhaustion, and nccompau.
led with tobacco will enable stu.
dent or sentry to keep vigil till the dawn.
For ordinary domestic use, however, a ia.
dicious "blend" ia to be preferred to IN
individual kind. A mixture-uncontem.
plated by the act-of fine condi-
Toned Mocha with equal parts Of
'.Tellicherry" and West Indian "Pianta.
tion," may satisfy Oriental and English
man alike. A little care only is required
TO obtain 1t In London, as we'll as to insure
that 1t yields due result when prepared for
drinking. As mattera ststu!ably stand, We
are too often fooled in the article Of cufIse.
The commodity may doubtless be abused,
both in the point Of strength and in the
quantity consumed. As the parent Of pos.
slble nervous disorders, undue strength is
% be deprecated /; though, as We know on
high authority. even thus habituslly used
tine poison is very slow one." Coffee Is
BY statute should at any rate bs avoided.
t is quite easy to obtain the genuine arti-
lie, there Is no real difficulty in roasting
he bs1ry, in grinding il, and there Is .
better way of reducing it's poisonous quail.
ties than by mixing it with chicory.