On 9/16/06, Jim Felder <felder@knology.net> wrote:
> In the army they made coffee in a 25 gallon pot by boiling the coffee
> dumped directly in. They added egg whites and shell to make the
> grounds sink to the bottom. Back then, it tasted OK to me. I wouldn't
> try it at home, though. I guess that's cowboy coffee.

  Then there's the centrifugal force method for sinking the grounds
that doesn't require cold water or foreign matter.  Make the coffee in
a pot with a bail.  Then swing the pot around in a huge circle, taking
care not to kill/burn anyone including yourself.  Voila, hot
grounds-free cowboy coffee.

  Your mileage may vary.

  Geordie.