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When Was The First Coffee Percolator Made?

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Who invented this seemingly alchemical way of brewing coffee? Though there’s some dispute (Isn’t there always?), the first true percolator is often credited to Illinois’ native son and farmer Hanson Goodrich, who took out a patent for the pot in 1889 Who invented the first coffee percolator? 1865 – The first patent for a coffee … Read more

How Did They Make Coffee In The 1940S?

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How was coffee made in the 1940s? Coffee drinkers of the 1930s and 1940s mostly made real coffee, although Camp Coffee, a liquid coffee essence, had a following because it was easy to make. Most people made coffee in a jug. You boiled the water and added it to ground coffee already in the jug. … Read more