I am very fortunate. I have a husband that caters to (nearly) every whim that I have (especially if he's to get something from it.) He indulged me with half a pound of mocha flavored coffee from "in-town" and I was set to use it to make PW's iced coffee recipe. When I got home to re-read the recipe, I realized that I did not have the containers large enough to make her intended recipe. So we cut the recipe in half, and I saved the mocha coffee to make for next time (in case it turned out junky.) Had to just try it out with our plain old DD coffee. I am very fortunate to have a box of that in our spare bedroom. Call it my baby.
Original recipe is found
here.
Here we go:
1/2 pound good coffee (you could probably make this with Folger's...if you have no taste buds. Not judging...it's hot and I'm cranky, is all.)
4 quarts cold water
Large enough container with lid to hold 4 qts water and coffee grounds (I used my dutch oven)
Fine mesh strainer
Cheesecloth
Something to store the coffee in that will fit in your fridge(with a spout or a big old juice container)
Dump the 1/2 pound ground coffee into your large container. Add the cold water and stir to make sure all the grounds are wet. Let sit at room temperature overnight (12-24 hours...mine went for like 28.)
Strain the grounds and coffee over the cheesecloth lined strainer into the fridge container. Press on the grounds lightly to make sure you get all the coffee.
Chill in the fridge and serve how you like!
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| C'mon over! It's freakin hot today and I have half and half! |
My BEAUTIFUL coffee dispenser is courtesy of my BEAUTIFUL friend Melissa. It was given to me, along with matching glasses, as a bridal shower gift. Ten months later, I'm finding a fabulous use for it! The container and glasses are hand-painted. I told you I was fortunate!
