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Cafe Noir

This is the coffee which is handed round in small cups after dessert in France. It is sweetened, but neither milk nor cream is added. It should be made exceedingly strong, and will be found useful in warding off the somnolency which is often the first result of a good dinner. It should be made in the same way as break-fast coffee, allowing a cupful of freshly-ground coffee for every four cupfuls of boiling water. Probable cost, 4d. per cup. A small cupful will be sufficient for each person.