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COFFEE RECIPES
VIENNESE COFFEE
Delicious Viennese coffee is easy to make.
Prepare strong coffee and cover it with a very
thick layer of whipped cream.
MOCHA
Mocha coffee shows how well coffee and
chocolate blend together. Mix a cup of coffee
with a cup of hot chocolate. Do not let it boil.
Sweeten to taste.
AMERICAN COFFEE
For each person, place the following in a shaker:
one quarter of a glass of sweetened concentrated
milk, half a cup of strong coffee, a tablespoon of
crème de cacao and crushed ice. Shake and
serve.
IRISH COFFEE
For each person, place the following in a large
glass: 30g. (1 oz.) of caster sugar, two fingers of
whisky, half a cup of hot, black coffee and a
spoonful of fresh cream. Drink without stirring.
CAFÉ AU CHOCOLAT
Melt in a small pan three small bars of chocolate
with half a glass of water. Mix with half a litre of
strong coffee. Add 100 g. (3.5 oz.) of sugar,
three tablespoons of fresh cream and a pinch of
cinnamon. Serve chilled.
CAFÉ ROYAL
Hold a spoonful of rum over a hot, well-sweetened
cup of coffee. Set the rum alight and, while
flaming, pour it into the cup.
COFFEE ICE LIÉGEOIS
Bring to the boil half a litre of milk containing half
a vanilla pod. Mix this with a half litre of coffee
sweetened with 300 g. (10.5 oz.) of sugar, and
add 1/4 litre of fresh cream. Place the mixture in
an ice cream maker, if available, and freeze until
half frozen. Whisk with an electric mixer and
leave in the freezing compartment until hard. Beat
the mixture again on removing from the
refrigerator. Serve in dishes or tall glasses and
top with a spoonful of whipped cream.
ICED YOGURT
For each person, whisk a container of plain
yogurt until creamy. Mix in 50 g. (1.5 oz.) of
sugar, a teaspoon of cream and half a cup of
very strong coffee. Pour into large glasses and
chill in the refrigerator.
GRANITA
For each person, place one cup of very strong,
cold, sweet coffee in a shaker. Shake well with a
quarter of a cup of crushed ice. Pour the coffee
into a glass and mix in a tablespoon of whipped
cream. Serve immediately while cold.
WINTER COFFEE
For each person, place the yolk of an egg and 30
g. (1 oz.) of sugar in a whisky glass and mix until
frothy. Stir in a cup of hot coffee and a liqueur
glass of rum. Serve while still frothy.
TROPICAL NECTAR
Place a scoop of coffee ice cream and a
teaspoonful of Angustura in half a glass of iced
coffee. Cover with heavy cream.
ICED COFFEE OPÉRA
For each person, use a blender to mix half a glass
of cold coffee with one or two tablespoons of
vanilla ice cream.
ITALIAN TIPPLE
For each person, mix half a cup of very strong
coffee, a spoonful of sweetened concentrated
milk, half an egg yolk, half a glass of Vermouth,
the rind of a lemon, a little cinnamon and crushed
ice. Mix in a shaker or blender and serve at once.
CAFÉ FRAPPÉ
For each person, mix in a shaker two tablespoons
of sweetened concentrated milk, a small cup of
strong coffee, a pinch of powdered vanilla and a
little crushed ice.
BRAZILIAN COFFEE
For each person, mix in a shaker two tablespoons
of rum, a glass of black coffee, 50 g. (1.5 oz.) of
icing sugar, a pinch of vanilla sugar, a spoonful
of fresh cream, the rind of a lemon and crushed
ice.
