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We usually purchase a can each of whole bean Bay Blend and whole bean French Roast Decaf from Trader Joe's. Then, we mix the beans and grind fresh daily for our morning coffee.
Back in my Civil War reenacting days, we'd make up a company boiler of coffee that was always on the fire, day and night. Unroasted green coffee beans were purchased, and were roasted in an open skillet over an open campfire. Then they were placed in a large poke sack and smashed - rifle butts or the ring end of a bayonet worked fine for this task. Then, the entire poke sack was thrown, tea bag style, into a 5 gallon coffee pot/ boiler of boiling water.
What we ended up with in our cups was a thick, ground laden concoction strong enough to remove paint from metal, but it really hit the spot on cold mornings. We drank from very large tin cups: great for dunking pieces of hard tack in the coffee, but by the time you were 2/3 done, the remainder was usually cold.
Back in my Civil War reenacting days, we'd make up a company boiler of coffee that was always on the fire, day and night. Unroasted green coffee beans were purchased, and were roasted in an open skillet over an open campfire. Then they were placed in a large poke sack and smashed - rifle butts or the ring end of a bayonet worked fine for this task. Then, the entire poke sack was thrown, tea bag style, into a 5 gallon coffee pot/ boiler of boiling water.
What we ended up with in our cups was a thick, ground laden concoction strong enough to remove paint from metal, but it really hit the spot on cold mornings. We drank from very large tin cups: great for dunking pieces of hard tack in the coffee, but by the time you were 2/3 done, the remainder was usually cold.
