How does "Cowboy Coffee" differ from regular coffee?

I think it’s the pinch of Copenhagen that makes it different from regular coffee

Cowboy coffee is coffee grounds directly in the water to come to a boil. Then a pinch of salt is added and egg shells tossed in to settle the grounds to the bottom of the pot.

Appetizing, isn't it????

ETA: My grandma, an old Cajun lady use to do something similar. She'd add coffee grounds to her water, bring it to a low boil and shut the fire off to let it steep. Then she'd pour that into one of those old time white porcelain coffee pots with a hunk of cheesecloth to catch the grinds.

Then she'd put the coffee pot over one of the pilot lights on the old stove and on the other pilot light she'd have a small pot of milk staying hot.

To make her coffee, she'd put her cup in the middle of the stove and pour equal amounts of coffee and hot milk for a cup of café au lait.

You gotta boil the shot out of it and add a little cold water at end to settle the grinds

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Then she'd pour that into one of those old time white porcelain coffee pots with a hunk of cheesecloth to catch the grinds.

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that’s how I make coffee, pour over pot