Being a hunter, I have had gallons of camp fire coffee and absolutely loved it. No, it wasn't as consistent as the coffee made in coffee brewers we have today but maybe that was part of the fun. Perhaps it was, as you suggest, the camp fire smoke and ashes that enhanced the flavor, I can't say but I do know I loved the coffee... Excellent memories.... :-)* On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 9:46 PM, Louise Valine <antique1931@saber.net>wrote: > I think the coffee being boiled on the wood stove was hotter than the elec. > coffee pots now. I know camp fire coffe is hotter than here at home. No > wonder they poured it in the saucers to cool.I know my dad used to make the > coffee over the camp fire. Was so good. Maybe it is the smoke and a > little > dust or ashes blowing in it. I guess we are to modern now. > going with son and wife to the coast with the trailer. I will be glad to > be > inside as it isn't supposed to be very good weather, so will be alot warmer > than a tent or the old trailer. But should be fun. Don't think it will > rain all the time. We have been there before when it rained and it kind of > came and went. > Louise > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jerrian" <jerrian@mchsi.com> > To: <memory-lane@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 9:52 AM > Subject: [ML] Cups and saucers > > > >I too, remember my grandfather in Iowa, pouring his coffee into the saucer > > to cool off. I learned how to make boiled coffee in the big coffee pot > > (wish > > I had one today) from my grandma, who also preferred her wood cookstove > to > > her electric one. She very seldom used it. Couldn't put her iron on it, > > nor > > her little curling iron for her hair. Only the wood cook stove would do. > > Besides, it added heat to the old kitchen. Now, those women had to really > > know how to cook. The old recipes never had a time or a temperature on > > them. > > Just 'in a moderate oven until done". > > I have many stacks of saucers, that go with the cups with the modern > > handles. They hardly ever get used. Just take up space. Don't want to get > > rid of them however, because they go with the dishes. Men, in particular > > do > > not like those handles as their fingers are bigger and they get stuck in > > them, so mugs in a variety of colors and styles, are the thing, in my > > kitchen, for everyday, anyway. :0) That boiled coffee WAS HOT, and oh, > so > > good!! Jerrian > > > > > > > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mbousman1/memory.htm > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MEMORY-LANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >