The national drink of Finland is coffee and it is enjoyed all day, every day. Their secret for great coffee is to never, never boil it! It should be brought to the boiling point and then taken off the heat. Having a Finnish mother and grandparents, there was always coffee brewing in the kitchen!

8	cups	cold water
1	egg	well washed
16	teaspoons	slightly rounded coffee
+1	teaspoon	coffee for the pot!

Bring the cold water to a boil in a coffeepot or saucepan. Meanwhile, in small bowl, crush the egg (shell and all) into the dry coffee grounds and mix thoroughly. When the water has come to a rolling boil, add egg-coffee mixture and stir quickly. Let it come to the boiling point, and remove from the heat. Repeat this twice more. Then cover and let stand about 5 minutes so the grounds can settle. Makes 8 cups.