Espresso? What?

"Cowboy coffee" is loosely defined by many as a "handful of ground coffee dumped into a kettle of boiling water and boiled until the majority of grounds sink to the bottom of the kettle". A whole slew of tricks and tips were invented and lot's of differing methods evolved. All manner of things were added like egg shells (I forgot the reason for that) and different fillers to help keep up supplies in lean times.

It was and still is a terrible way to make coffee but that's how it was done. It may have been tasty and a little comforting to have a cup of "cowboy coffee" on a cold rainy morning back in "the day" but there is no reason to walk into any restaurant or coffeeshop today and be served coffee that is of the same or lesser quality. Yet you still can, in far too many places.

if you like "cowboy coffee" tell me why!