You had to make it in a percolator and the longer you cooked the more it brewed. It was very easy to overcook and have bitter coffee or under brew and have weak coffee. Coffee tended to not be as good back then with mostly Folgers and Maxwell in most kitchens.
Coffee Jerks
- 28/10/2013 01:13:38 PM
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I think coffee brewing skills are an important trait in seeking a mate
- 28/10/2013 10:26:11 PM
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So you're telling me that bad coffee...
- 28/10/2013 11:41:54 PM
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Absolutely, I should think that is self-evident
- 29/10/2013 12:29:12 AM
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Warmth and taking care of one's spouse is more important than coffee
- 29/10/2013 04:09:53 AM
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I think taking care of one's spouse could include a warm coffee
- 29/10/2013 04:25:19 AM
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A "good mate" will care enough to make proper coffee, a bad one won't. This is the coffee test. *NM*
- 30/10/2013 12:53:37 PM
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the good news for the ladies is brewing cofee requires almost no skill today
- 29/10/2013 02:31:12 AM
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So, I'm a little late to this thread, but isn't it easy to brew coffee?
- 06/11/2013 01:13:13 PM
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It wasn't back then
- 07/11/2013 06:30:10 PM
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