Rumford, Benjamin, Graf von, 1753-1814, American Academy of Arts and Sciences · Boston · leaf 674
hen this strainer is filled with boilingwater (after an ounce of ground coffee has been prop-erly pressed down on its bottom), the quantity of theliquid is just sufficient for making four cups of coffee. b is the ground coffee in its place. c is the handle of the rammer which is representedin its… … Of the Excellent Qualities of Coffee. 643 d is the resei-voir for receiving the coffee whichdescends into it from the strainer; and e is the spout through which the coffee is poured out./ is the boiler, into which a small quantity of wateris put, for the sole purpose of generating steam forkeeping…
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