Drip Coffee

Ingredients

• 1 cup ground coffee
• 5 cups water

Instructions

1. Start with an absolutely clean urn. Put one cup of ground coffee in the strainer. Pour about two tablespoonfuls of boiling water over it and let it stand until the water drips through completely and there is no more bubbling.
2. Pour on more water—but not too much—and let it drip again. Keep both the strainer and the spout covered to prevent loss of aroma. Repeat this process until you have used almost five cups of water total. This will yield four cups of strained coffee, as the grounds retain part of the water.
3. Keep the pot hot while the dripping continues, but never place it where the coffee will boil. If the coffee dyes the cups, it is too strong; beware of making it too weak.