"Black Gang coffee is a mixture of Dark Coffee and a Light to Medium Coffee with a twinge of salt. I use Folders Gourmet Supreme blend, and Folgers Breakfast Blend. Mix 6 cups of each, in to a 3rd container (I suggest a empty coffee can, heh) then add 1/3rd cup of salt.
Now some folks ask, "Why the Salt?"
Couple of reasons for it.
First off salt is a natural water softner. The result, provided you don't add so much that your coffee tastest like the Atlantic (my ex-wife once tried to make this coffee for me. My first sip from my cup and I thought I was trying to drink the Great Salt Lakes of Utah. After that she left the cofee making to me), is your coffee is less bitter. So you can have a stronger coffee, without the bitterness.
The other reason is to get a little salt in your system. If you drink a lot of coffee, its not really a bad thing, because since coffee has caffiene, although made with water, it can and will dehydrate you. Ever heard about Salt and water retention? Thats the reason for both of the above.
Of course they didnt know any of that back in 1800-and-gawd-knows-when. They just knew they needed salt to sweat"
http://www.techography.com/article.php?story=20050804052958174Any help?
