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IamSauerKraut t1_ixsuzk3 wrote

I've never heard of something so disgusting for camp breakfast. Camp coffee is bad enough, but this is worse.

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ScenePlayful1872 t1_ixswupy wrote

Think I’ll pass & stick with Hair of the Dog instead

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Spoonblade t1_ixszh02 wrote

The egg forms a raft that strains out the coffee grounds, you dont end up drinking it

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BurningPage t1_ixt568u wrote

I have this cook book. Plenty of ways to cook raccoon, if I recall.

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FixatedOnYourBeauty t1_ixtgoi6 wrote

I had to read that twice, "crush shell and add". Dear God, the eggshell has to be one of the most horrible things for your teeth to find in food, you get that first unsettling crunch and have to first rule out it's not a filling or crown, then once extricated, you have to spend the rest of the meal with the anxiety that there could be more. Where there's smoke there's fire.

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KnightsOfREM t1_ixu71xz wrote

"...Or buy a reusable pour-over filter, and never put eggshells in coffee again."

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Mannymarlo t1_ixu7tgr wrote

Whomever wrote this should be incarcerated forever and longer if possible

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curatormaine t1_ixu929k wrote

Replying to Mannymarlo (#683,148)

This technique is called forming a raft, when the egg cooka it will bind up the coffee grounds allowing you to get them out so you don't have grounds in your coffee. It's the same technique that's used in classical French cooking to clarify stock.

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curatormaine t1_ixu931h wrote

Replying to KnightsOfREM (#683,070)

This technique is called forming a raft, when the egg cooka it will bind up the coffee grounds allowing you to get them out so you don't have grounds in your coffee. It's the same technique that's used in classical French cooking to clarify stock.

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sy33d_am33r_ali t1_ixuch1j wrote

We used to do this sometimes on trail crew back in the day. It was about 50/50 whether we could get it to work. It’s one of those things that’s part skill and part sorcery. Half the time we’d be chewing on coffee grounds. Better to just pack in a percolator.

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LostInSiberia20 t1_ixuhd21 wrote

Anyone know if this book is still for sale? My girlfriend would love this

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chickentacomom t1_ixv2wst wrote

My favorite clean the whole house coffee, it's got a kick.

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gretchens t1_ixv3qo9 wrote

It’s still made this way by fishing guides. The shell also helps temper the bitterness of the coffee.

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Fresh-Basket9174 t1_ixvozyn wrote

Have tried it, the first time it worked and it was good. Not really good, but better than most other attempts at coffee while camping. The second (and last time) not so good. We just stick with a percolator now.

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Shilo788 t1_ixvvkdo wrote

Replying to JayhawkInMaine (#677,458)

It is supposed to raft up and contain the grounds they use this in some old stock recipes to make it clear as well. I just use a percolator for grounds and a French press when solo.

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Odd-Mountain3076 t1_ixwg9w3 wrote

As a traditional guide....yeah it works but do you know how hard it is to bring an egg into the bush unbroken, only to use it to make coffee that can be made a few different ways. Not to mention an egg is good tasty calories served with bacon...why waste it making coffee?

Personally I prefer the overarm spin method to force the grounds to the bottom of the pot.

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