48 COFFEE. 



Tlie sieve is pressed to the bottom of the cylinder, the coffee 

 placed upon the flannel, and boiling-hot water poured upon it. 

 This receptacle is then closed and covered, and allowed to stand 

 six minutes. A screw fitted into an iron frame is then hooked 

 on to the frame holding the sieve, which is then forced toward 

 the mouth of the urn, the pressure forcing the infusion through 

 the Canton flannel. The coffee is then ready to be served with 

 hot milk and whipped cream. For the use of families .a coffee- 

 pot of a somewhat novel character is employed. This is more 

 complicated than the simple contrivance described above. The 

 water is boiled by means of an alcohol lamp underneath the pot. 

 "When the water boils the steam passes through a tube, and 

 through the finely-ground coffee which has been placed loose in 

 the top, and protected by several strainers. A glass top enables 

 the operator to see when the coffee is ready for use, and when 

 finished the glass cover is removed and a metallic one put in its 

 place. This process secures a perfect infusion of the coffee with- 

 out loss of aroma, and it has made Vienna coffee deservedly 

 popular. 



THE BEVEEAGE IN BRAZIL. 



Brazil is not only the largest coffee-producing, but also, essen- 

 tially, a coffee-drinking country. Coffee constitutes almost the 

 exclusive beverage of the people, by whom it is consumed 

 very largely, especially in the regions where it is grown. They 

 almost imiversaUy take it " black," as we term it — that is, without 

 milk. 



The coffee is roasted as with us, sometimes in closed roasters, 

 but more frequently in open pans. As a mle, it is more roasted 

 than with us, and a larger quantity used, the beverage being taken 

 very strong. It is made by grinding the coffee ve^y fine, almost 

 to a powder, placing it in a woollen bag, upon which boiling water 

 is poured and the strength thus extracted. 



Coffee-houses abound in Eio Janeiro. They are generally of 

 smaller size than their European or North American namesakes, 

 but provide for three cents, a cup of coffee which is said to equal 

 any to be found in Paris or New York. It seems to be a matter 

 of indifference to the great mass of Brazilian coffee-drinkers 



