1 heaping cup ground coffee - 4 ounces.

8 cups water - 2 quarts.

The most people who do cooking for profit cannot afford to make coffee without boiling, the full strength is not extracted until the boiling point is reached and to make it otherwise more coffee is required or less water. However, it need not keep on boiling after the first heat.

Have the coffee ground coarse like oatmeal, put it on in cold water and let come to a boil, then immediately remove it to the stove hearth or some place to keep hot without boiling and a few minutes before it is to be poured off add 1/2 cup of cold water. Coffee made this way half an hour before the meal will pour off quite clear without anything added to clearify it.