The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-27
COFFEE AT THE FAIR,
How Various Nations Prepare the
Product for General Use.

Product for General Use.
From the Chicago Record.
Coffee as you like it; coffee pale as tea,
so that you may see the bottom of the
cup; other coffee black as ink and war
ranted to float a coin South America,
West Indies, East Indies and the islands
of the Orient are in a rivalry to see
which can suit the American taste At
jackson park the visitor may mix his
drinks and go on a coffee spree. The bev-
erage is served piping hot and there are
many chances to sample.
In Java, for instance, the coffee house
of bamboo and plated reeds holds cen
trail place in the village. The visitor seats
himself at a table on the cool veranda ,
and a native takes the order He is a
brown and chubby young man, barefooted
and barelegged, with close skirt and
jacket, but he is undeniably clean and
very respectful If you look at him
steadily for a moment he will smile.
The cup of coffee he brings you is of the
American hotel size The aroma is de-
lightful, and strength is not lacking
With it he brings sugar and cream. The
only peculiar thing about the coffee is
that it is very strong without being at all
rank You do not observe the so-called
"twang" In preparing their coffee the
Javanese pulverize the roasted grains and
pour on cold water, allowing the mixture
to stand for a whole day. In this manner
they get the pure essence, to which the
boiling water is added when the time
comes to serve in cups. In their own
homes when they wish something unus-
ually tempting they add hot milk to the
essence, making a drink both strong and
rich.
The Turks, like other people of the
Orient grind the grains to houry fine
ness and then add the boiling water The
mixture is pungent and powerful, but the
man who has not learned Turkish ways
may tip his little cup too far and fill his
mouth with the brown and muddy dregs.
In the Turkish cafes the coffee is served
in very small cups by waiter in red and
spangles. His trousers have as much ex-
cess material as an accordion skirt and
the white stockings give painful promi-
nence to his bullying calves. He may talk
to you in French, but his English will be
very shaky.'
AS Brill produces about four-fifths of
all the coffee in the world it ought to
know all about making coffee. Back of
the magnificent government building is a
canopy built among the trees. Here you
get a cup of Brazilian coffee free of
charge. The after-dinner cups and sau-
GERS are decorated with national EN- blems.
An attractive young woman, who speaks
French, will conduct you to a table and
smile in dignified way if you praise the
coffee. Brazilians say the people of the
United States have not learned how to
properly roast and make coffee. At any
rate, the Brazilian drink is too rich for
the average worlds fair visitor. He takes
a few sips and then calls for some hot
water TO weaken it, The Brazilian saws
Roast your coffee slowly; turn il con
stantly and regularly. The roasting is
finished when the coffee has acquired a
deep chestnut color. Roasted coffee
should be kept in sealed vessels and used
within three days. Don't grind it until
you are ready to use it, for it soon loses
its aroma Put the powder in a vessel
and pour boiling water through it, little
at time. In this way you will get all
the properties which give taste and fra
GRANGE to coffee. Never boil the coffee or
warm 1t up"
These rules are followed by the Brazil
ians and the result is drink which
causes the experts to lift their eyes in
SPECIFICS delight
Over at Guatemala, also, they have cof-
fee of that kind served under the trees by
sprightly French girls in picturesque cos
tunes of yellow silk and flying ribbons
You may order the coffee strong or weak !;
you may have it iced or you may drink a
"sorbet." This is prepared the same as
fruit ice, except that coffee is used in fla
voring. II is served in glasses, with a
yellow straw standing up from each
frozen cap. The Guatemalans like it and
the strangers take kindly to 1t upon trial
Costa Rica is in the coffee contest 1t
has adopted the American method of
making the coffee in big nickel-plated
boilers. The walters are Chicago girls
who carry trays and say: zone in the
dark and drop a waffle on the side. :"
Their presence rather takes away the
tropical favor pertaining to Costa Rica.
Jamaica brews coffee, and it is very
good. In fact, all the visiting coffee
makers know how to prepare a delicious
cupful, and will require committee on
rewards to smack long and thoughtfully
over each sample before giving an opin-
ion. Venezuela, Johore and dozen other
countries which grow coffee have not es-
tablished kitchens.
Perhaps the only poor coffee found is in
some of the American restaurants. The
coffee was baked month ago, ground a
week ago and has been bubbling over a
hot fire for three days The foreigners,
taking this kind as the American exhibit,
are more than ever convinced that people
in the United States should take lessons
in the art of coffee-making.