Swedish Egg Coffee

A good friend of mine got me a chicken magazine, Chickens, for my birthday.  In the November/December edition right on the front, top right these words appear...Swedish Egg Coffee.  Hmmm.

I'm thinking that I a not so sure about this one.  But what the hay...think I might give it a try.

Article info by Roger and Nicole Sipe:  'Swedish egg coffee is a unique Scandinavian-American tradition.  It is a coffee concoction beloved by many ladies in church basements throughout the Midwest:  a mixture of coffee grounds, a beaten egg, shell and all.  It is said that the egg and shell clarify the coffee and make it less biter (I think I like that).  The website Talk About Coffee explains that the proteins in the egg bind with the acid in the coffee to neutralize it.  It doesn't change the taste of the coffee, but it makes it super smooth and wonderful'.   

Eric Dregni wrote a blog post for the University if Minnesota Press 

...'every morning my grandmother made her Swedish egg coffee: a quarter cup of Folgers mixed with an egg white and the shell thrown in for a little calcium  The egg clings to the grounds, so when her concoction was poured  through a simple strainer, the result was a perfectly clear cup of coffee.  Swedes like here diluted it with thick cream, whereas Norwegians always wanted it black.

Swedish Egg Coffee

1 egg with shell (give the eggshell a good washing before using it to be safe.)

1 cup of coffee grounds (medium to large grind)

1/3 cup of water

8 cups cool water

In a medium bowl, crack the egg and crush the shell:  add coffee grounds and 1/3 cup of water.  Mix into a paste.  

In a large pot, bring 8 cups of water to a boil. 

Carefully ass paster to the boiling water. (It will foam a little but that is normal).  When the boil returns, turn off the heat and remove from the stove.

As the hot water cooks the egg, the coffee grounds will clump and float.  Let it sit for 6 to 7 minutes-longer for stronger coffee.

In a large beverage receptacle, pour through a fine mesh strainer.  Discard the solution and enjoy your Swedish Egg Coffee.

I will let you know.