Cowboy mud
I enjoy hiking and camping all around New Hampshire and when alone, typically use instant coffee. However, if I'm with someone or a group, and because I'm the 'Coffee Guy', I'm often called on to stoke the morning fire and get the day off to a great start. To accomplish this, Cowboy Mud, along with a chilly morning and the wonderful expectation for a fine day of fly fishin, sets the right tone.
1. Crush some freshly roasted arabica beans on a rock with another rock and toss the handful of fresh grounds into a cooking vessel. Add water. Cook it to taste over a fire. Strain it.
Is this a sophisticated recipe? Nope.
But under the circumstances, it is perfectly wonderful. Like spraying cheese from a can into your dog's mouth, then your own. Like hot dogs on a stick over a fire then dipped in a jar of mustard. Like an expression of love in the tall grass at the edge of a still pond.
"Climb the mountains and get their good tidings." - John Muir