[coffee]

don't know were tis should go so you can move it were you want it
the only way my family has ever made coffee is the hobo way ..
put a pot of water on put the grounds ( only use the best " Butternut " brand ) IN the water , bring the water to a boil
( careful or it will boil over ) boil for a min , turn off let it set for 3 or 4 min .
Now have a good cup of coffee ....
Mom Weaned me on coffee , I started drinking black coffee made this way .
if I don't get 2 pots of coffee every day ,,, when I set down I go to sleep with
in 2 min ..

[Austin]

I've always heard it referred to as cowboy coffee, are there cowboys in Minnesota?

[coffee]

out of all the years your only the 2nd one to bring up cowboy coffee .. Not that I mean any thing by it ,, so don't take it as a knock ..
the other was just a year ago .. I guess I can see that name on it to ,, as nether one carried more then they had to .

[azscoob]

Hobo joe was shown on the history channel recently during a program about the cowboys and their way of life. they called it cowboy coffee if I recall.

[Austin]

Originally Posted by coffee

out of all the years your only the 2nd one to bring up cowboy coffee .. Not that I mean any thing by it ,, so don't take it as a knock ..
the other was just a year ago .. I guess I can see that name on it to ,, as nether one carried more then they had to .

I did not take any offense. I think location determines what you call it. More Cowboys than hobos down here... well at least there was.

[Displaced Masshole]

That sounds like my cup of coffee, especially at work. If the spoon doesn't stand straight up before I add any cream or sugar, it's not strong enough.

[HoppyDaze]

That sounds like it would be very strong and burnt. But I could see that as being appealing to some people. I know a person who burns his toast and tortillas on purpose because he like the carbon taste...so maybe there is something related going on here

[illin8]

i've had it this way on a white water rafting trip...we stopped for lunch and they had a HUGE pot, threw grounds right in. At some point during the boil, they broke open a bunch of eggs and threw them in the pot (shells and all). The eggs cooked (solidified) in the coffee and captured a majority of the grounds. The resulting cup of coffee was one of the best I have ever had...black, and I don't drink it black normally.

Strange but true, I doubted it from the moment I saw it!

[teaberryeagle]

Originally Posted by coffee

don't know were tis should go so you can move it were you want it
the only way my family has ever made coffee is the hobo way ..
put a pot of water on put the grounds ( only use the best " Butternut " brand ) IN the water , bring the water to a boil
( careful or it will boil over ) boil for a min , turn off let it set for 3 or 4 min .
Now have a good cup of coffee ....
Mom Weaned me on coffee , I started drinking black coffee made this way .
if I don't get 2 pots of coffee every day ,,, when I set down I go to sleep with
in 2 min ..

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When I read your post, I had to check some computer links that gave various recipes for making coffee......sure didn't know there were so many....check this out and you may be surprised....as I was

Coffee Recipes

Coffee Recipes

[Last Knight]

I've always heard that referred to as "cowboy coffee" as well, and there aren't a lot of cowboys on the coast of Virginia.