[Sca-cooks] El drama del medievalcafé

[Carole Smith]

Actually, the coffee pot is so small that you can only make maybe 6 or 8 cups at a time, assuming you can find a pot big enough.  My pot makes 2 cups, but they do come quite a bit larger.  There is a good reason for using that style pot, with the sides slanting in.  Keeps the coffee from spilling over while it's boiling up, which you do twice.  Then pour before the grounds settle.  
   
  Somebody will always ask you if they are supposed to consume the sludge in the bottom of their cup. Most people don't.
   
  In modern times the person making the coffee would ask if you wanted it a little or a lot sweet or no sugar.  And then proceed to make coffee to your taste.  It only takes a couple of minutes to make Arabic coffee, but still - this is NOT something I'd want to do at a feast.
   
  Most of your diners won't like coffee that strong, and will prefer "American" coffee, which you can make in a 50-cup pot.
   
  Cordelia


On Thu Apr 27 16:59 , Suey sent:

>The Arabs had coffee, they had cups, not sure about saucers, and they 
>had sugar. They had spoons for liquids and semi-liquids. They did not 
>use knives or forks. Now at the medieval dinner we are planning we are 
>having a problem finding wooden soup spoons for the first course but 
>when it comes to the coffee how can the guests stir it after adding the 
>sugar?
>Stumped,
>Sue


			
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