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Lynne Rosetto Kasper mentioned it on The Splendid Table yesterday.
She's a fan. Combine 1# ground coffee and 10-11 cups of cold water.
Let it sit on the counter overnight and next day, strain it and reserve
the liquid. Toss the grounds. :-) Add hot water to some to make a cup
of coffee. She says it's great where good coffee flavor is desired.
Not bitter, say she, because there's no heat involved in producing the
extract.

I used half a pound of Folger's (keep your smarmy remarks to yourself,
eh?) ground coffee (French roast style) and 5 cups of water and did as
she said.

I just made a cuppa by putting 1/3 cup of the extract in a cup and
filled it with hot water from my Keurig coffee brewer (shaddap). I
think it was pretty strong and I had to bump up my usual amount of
chocolate syrup and amaretto-flavor Coffeemate. Shoot me. It's pretty
danged tasty. Next time I'll try 1/4 cup of extract.

We now return you to our regular scheduled programming; I'm making
apricot butter and need to tend it. Eat your hearts out ‹ this stuff is
especially delicious.
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