Many have heard the old expression of having "Egg in your beer", but you have to be from the Midwest to have experienced egg in your coffee! A recent Vikings Magazine featured an article on the Scandinavian and Lutheran practice of Egg Coffee.
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Judy Block, a Vennskap members says " I remember Mom making this egg-coffee every 
Wednesday night for their Bible Study/Sing that they held in Richfield, Minnesota. Mom used a camping-type coffee maker, the blue-speckled enamel ,non-filtered, large pot with a handle to carry it. She would line up the refreshments on the workbench in the church basement, and then bring down her egg-coffee.
Wednesday night for their Bible Study/Sing that they held in Richfield, Minnesota. Mom used a camping-type coffee maker, the blue-speckled enamel ,non-filtered, large pot with a handle to carry it. She would line up the refreshments on the workbench in the church basement, and then bring down her egg-coffee.
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Her recipe called for
10 cups of boiling water
One and 1/4 cup of cold water
10 cups of boiling water
One and 1/4 cup of cold water1/2 cup coffee grounds
One egg
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In a kettle, bring the 10 cups of water to a boil. Combine the coffee grounds, and the egg and 1/4 cup of cold water in a bowl. Add the egg/coffee mixture and boil for 2-3 minutes. Remove from the heat and add one cup of cold water. Serve hot. The egg protein binds and settles the grounds to the bottom, while it enhances the clarity and mildness of the drink."
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Apparently, others add eggshells to the grounds-egg mixture (through a filter) that has been added to boiling water.
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Another coffee-drinker says" take an egg in the shell and wash it. Crack the egg into coffee-grounds, and mix well into a paste. Drop the crushed egg-shells into the paste..Mix, brew the coffee and serve strained...UMMMM!"-----------------------
The egg shells are an important ingredient in this drink. At any rate, many Midwest church basements have been filled with the aroma of Lutherans drinking their coffee and having their egg in it, too! Can you imagine, lutefisk AND egg-coffee? Google "egg-coffee"....Interesting!!
Wow! Now that's something I've never heard of. Our you going to serve this next time we visit? Cathy~
ReplyDeleteI meant to say, Are, not our. oops.
ReplyDeleteWe may serve it if you'll drink it, Cathy! (It's good!) My sister put together this recipe for her church cookbook. It's enough for Ladies Aid she says.
ReplyDelete2 gal water
3 cups coffee grounds
2 eggs
dash salt
1 cup cold water
Bring water to a boil in a large pot. Mix coffee, egg and salt. Once water is boiling, add coffee mixture and boil for another 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, being careful that it doesn't boil over. Remove from heat. Add one cup cold water to settle the grounds. Let stand 5 - 10 minutes.
Marla says, "I made egg coffee all the time when we lived in Barron. I'd mix an egg with a couple cups of coffee grounds, add a pinch of salt and store it in the frig. For a 12 cup pot, I'd use about 1/2 cup of the mixture. I only boiled it for about 2 - 3 minutes which made a "medium brew". Anymore, most people like a stronger brew - or maybe 5 minutes." It was good! ~Jere