Boiled Camp Coffee

When I'm out in the woods or on a river or creek bank, I like to make boiled coffee. It just doesn't get any better than sipping a cup of boiled coffee while watching the campfire that it was made on. Here's how I make mine and don't have to eat the grounds or pick them out of my teeth with my belt knife. Get a good fire going and if you have a metal grid to place on some rocks around the fire to sit the pot on, that's a plus. An old smoked up coffee pot seems to work better than a new one, fill it with water, sit it on the grid add the coffee grounds and bring to a boil. Let it boil for at least a minute, longer if you have wolverine blood in your system. Now, here's the secret to moving the grounds down out of the way. Pour about a cup of cold water on top and the grounds will sink to the bottom. BTW, in case the pot is full when you're boiling the coffee, you can keep it from boiling over by placing a small green sapling across the top of the pot. Somehow, this little green sapling will keep it from boiling over as ever time the water gets up to it, it goes back down. Give it a try for yourself. It has worked for me every time.

Now after the cup of cold water, sit the pot away from the heat for a couple of minutes giving the grounds time to settle to the bottom. Pour it up and enjoy some of the best boiled camp coffee while watching the campfire. It doesn't get much better than that!