COFFEE RECIPES
VIENNESE COFFEE
Delicious Viennese coffee is easy to make. Prepare strong coffee and cover it with a very thick layer of whipped cream.
MOCHA
Mocha coffee shows how well coffee and chocolate blend together. Mix a cup of coffee with a cup of hot chocolate. Do not let it boil. Sweeten to taste.
AMERICAN COFFEE
For each person, place the following in a shaker: one quarter of a glass of sweetened concentrated milk, half a cup of strong coffee, a tablespoon of crème de cacao and crushed ice. Shake and serve.
IRISH COFFEE
For each person, place the following in a large glass: 30g. (1 oz.) of caster sugar, two fingers of whisky, half a cup of hot, black coffee and a spoonful of fresh cream. Drink without stirring.
CAFÉ AU CHOCOLAT
Melt in a small pan three small bars of chocolate with half a glass of water. Mix with half a litre of strong coffee. Add 100 g. (3.5 oz.) of sugar, three tablespoons of fresh cream and a pinch of cinnamon. Serve chilled.
CAFÉ ROYAL
Hold a spoonful of rum over a hot,
COFFEE ICE LIÉGEOIS
Bring to the boil half a litre of milk containing half a vanilla pod. Mix this with a half litre of coffee sweetened with 300 g. (10.5 oz.) of sugar, and add 1/4 litre of fresh cream. Place the mixture in an ice cream maker, if available, and freeze until half frozen. Whisk with an electric mixer and leave in the freezing compartment until hard. Beat the mixture again on removing from the refrigerator. Serve in dishes or tall glasses and top with a spoonful of whipped cream.
ICED YOGURT
For each person, whisk a container of plain yogurt until creamy. Mix in 50 g. (1.5 oz.) of sugar, a teaspoon of cream and half a cup of very strong coffee. Pour into large glasses and chill in the refrigerator.
GRANITA
For each person, place one cup of very strong, cold, sweet coffee in a shaker. Shake well with a quarter of a cup of crushed ice. Pour the coffee into a glass and mix in a tablespoon of whipped cream. Serve immediately while cold.
WINTER COFFEE
For each person, place the yolk of an egg and 30 g. (1 oz.) of sugar in a whisky glass and mix until frothy. Stir in a cup of hot coffee and a liqueur glass of rum. Serve while still frothy.
TROPICAL NECTAR
Place a scoop of coffee ice cream and a teaspoonful of Angustura in half a glass of iced coffee. Cover with heavy cream.
ICED COFFEE OPÉRA
For each person, use a blender to mix half a glass of cold coffee with one or two tablespoons of vanilla ice cream.
ITALIAN TIPPLE
For each person, mix half a cup of very strong coffee, a spoonful of sweetened concentrated milk, half an egg yolk, half a glass of Vermouth, the rind of a lemon, a little cinnamon and crushed ice. Mix in a shaker or blender and serve at once.
CAFÉ FRAPPÉ
For each person, mix in a shaker two tablespoons of sweetened concentrated milk, a small cup of strong coffee, a pinch of powdered vanilla and a little crushed ice.
BRAZILIAN COFFEE
For each person, mix in a shaker two tablespoons of rum, a glass of black coffee, 50 g. (1.5 oz.) of icing sugar, a pinch of vanilla sugar, a spoonful of fresh cream, the rind of a lemon and crushed ice.
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