Klah is a restorative drink that is commonly drunk around Pern. It is made from the bark of the Klah tree. Though the taste is very different, it is considered to be the Pernese equivalent of coffee, described as being like a mix of coffee and chocolate, with a faint aftertaste of cinnamon. (From: Pern Wiki)
I found a couple of recipes for a Terran alternative to the traditional Pern Klah
Instant
Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon cocoa powder, unsweetened
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 pinch allspice 1 dash cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
- 2 cups water sugar (optional)
- milk (optional)
Found at food.com.
Dripped
Ingredients:
- Hershey’s Cocoa powder (not sweetened please do not substitute chocolate milk mix)
- Folgers Coffee (ground for automatic drip, Medium Roast Prefered)
- Cinnamon (I prefer Makara Cinnamon, from Cinnabon, but any will work.
- A rich cinnamon will taste better than a hot one.)
- Water (I can’t believe I forgot to mention it in the ingredients earlier)
- Automatic Drip Coffee Machine.
- Measuring Spoons, Coffee scoop and 1/4 cup measuring cup.
- 2 clean coffee Filters
- Add to taste: Creamer, Milk and Sugar
Method:
First make sure that the filter basket and the Carafe of the coffee maker are as clean as you can get them you may get a clog and have the machine overflow from the filter if it is dirty.
Next take one of the 2 filters and place 1/4 cup of Cocoa powder in it. Fill the carafe up to the top cup measurment for your machine, preferably not all the way up. Run the water thru the cocoa letting it cool or adding in a little cold water between runs. Repeat the cycle till it comes out as dark as you would normally brew your coffee. Usually 3–4 cycles.
After the Cocoa water is ready now is a good time to dispose of the remaining wet chocolate and place in the new filter add 1/8–1/4tsp. to taste cinnamon into the filter mix it with 3–4 scoops of Folgers Grounds also based on personal preference. Putting the cinnamon on the bottom of the filter also may clog it so please mix it in well. Run the Cocoa water thru this mix.
That is all that the machine is needed for. All that remains is adding cream and sugar and enjoying the resultant brew. A Word of Caution: do not use too much sugar the caffeine is almost unimaginably high in this drink!!
Found at archives.techguylabs.com.
Image Source: Harpers Tale - Klah Firelizard by ~namazzi at deviantart
