They also use a preparation from the husks, called cafe a la sultane, which is made by pounding and roasting them, and is esteemed an excellent beverage. The greatest care is taken of the powdered coffee, which is kept closely pressed down in a wooden... Travels in Europe, Asia Minor and Arabia - Page 353by John Griffiths (M. D.) - 1805 - 396 pagesFull view - About this book
| Charles Wilkinson - Greece - 1806 - 484 pages
...collected, and lighted by means of a fungus, with which every Arab is provided. The coffee, ground to an impalpable powder, is preserved, closely pressed...coffee-pots are employed; in one is boiled the water, in the other is put put the fresh powder, which is sometimes placed near the fire, to become heated... | |
| Sir John Sinclair - Hygiene - 1807 - 854 pages
...Cefee. " The coffee ground, or beaten to an impalpable powder, is preserved by closely pressing it down in a wooden box; and the quantity required for use is scraped from the surface of the mass by menus of a wooden tpoon. Two small coffee pots are employed ; in one is boiled the water,... | |
| Andrew Crichton - Arabian Peninsula - 1833 - 476 pages
...is esteemed an excellent beverage. The greatest care is taken of the powdered coffee, which is kept closely pressed down in a wooden box, and the quantity required for use is scraped from the surface with a wooden spoon. Two small pots are often used ; in the one the water is boiled (generally mixed... | |
| Andrew Crichton - Arabian Peninsula - 1834 - 436 pages
...es* teemed an excellent beverage. The greatest care is taken of the powdered coffee, which is kept closely pressed down in a wooden box, and the quantity required for use is scraped from the surface with a wooden spoon. Two small pots are often used ; in the one the water is boiled (generally mixed... | |
| 1845 - 440 pages
...is esteemed an excellent beverage. The greatest care. is taken of the powdered coffee, which is kept closely pressed down in a wooden box, and the quantity required for use is scraped from the surface with a wooden spoon. Two small pots are often used ; in the one the water is boiled (generally mixed... | |
| English literature - 1845 - 864 pages
...is esteemed an excellent beverage. The greatest care is taken of the powdered coffee, which is kept closely pressed down in a wooden box, and the quantity required for use is scraped from the surface with a wooden spoon. Two small pots are often used ; in the one the water is boiled (generally mixed... | |
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