Coffee Syrup

Sticky stuff for sleepy people.

If your local grocery store doesn't carry coffee syrup, and you're jonesing so bad you don't think you can wait a few days to a week for mail order, try this simple recipe to tide you over.

1. Start with enough fresh-ground coffee (the richer the better) to make four cups.
2. Brew the coffee using only two cups of water.
3. Mix the brewed coffee in a saucepan with an additional 1/4 cup of water and two cups of sugar.
4. Bring the contents of the saucepan to a vigorous boil. Boil until reduced to about one cup of syrup, stirring often.
5. Transfer syrup to a small jar and refrigerate.