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all things green. I love to garden.

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hamsters

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to be an archeologist.

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Food & Drink > Coffee History of the percolator

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Over the years, the percolator has been one of the most popular methods to brew coffee. First patented in the U.S. by James H. Mason on December 26, 1865, the percolator method forces heated water up through a tube and into a filter basket containing the coffee grounds. Albeit quick, easy, and efficient, this method violates a couple of rules for good brewing. Never boil coffee. Never pass brewed coffee back over the grounds. Of course, tasteful coffee connoisseurs of today know better. However, camp cooks and house wives of early America were eternally grateful to Mr. Mason and his percola...

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