Oh, I see. Thanks. I was thinking someone had come up with something clever. Sigh. Well, I very much doubt that anyone's tried that receipe, since sorcery is required to make the filter. I would suppose that technology could be substituted successfully but I very much doubt that anyone who happens to own the technology also has an interest. --Reen ----- Original Message ----- From: "circadian rhyme" <rone at ennui.org> To: "SKZB List" <dragaera at dragaera.info> Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 11:10 PM Subject: Re: Food & wine > Jot Powers writes: > Reen Brust writes: > >Noah Stacy writes: > >>recipe for klava, has anyone actually tried it? I've been curious, > >>but haven't really had access to wood chips. > >Where would I find this? This is the first I've heard of it. > It's in the first chapter or two of _Issola_. Regrettably, I'm > Away From Books (AFB) and can't provide an exact cite. > > I just happen to have /Issola/ in my office. Vlad describes the > process to Teldra on page 20 of the hardcover edition: > > "You press coffee through a filter made of eggshells and wood chips > with vanilla bean, then reheat it so it almost boils, then you pass it > through a cloth to remove any oils brought out by the reheating." > > "Wood chips?" > > "Hickory works well, also fegra, cherrywood, and crocra. It's the > wood, or combination of woods, that makes each version unique. Well, > and how much vanilla you use. Also, some people add cinnamon, but I > don't; cinnamon is just as good if you add it later. [...]" > > rone > -- > "Alan Alda's all we are." > - Kurt Cobain >