UNITED STATES 'AENT PETE.

JOHN H. KELLOGG, OF BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN.

CEREAL OR .

1,069,266. Speci?cation of Letters Patent. Patented Aug‘. 5,1913. No Drawing. Application ?led May 20, 1912. Serial No. 698,586.

To all whom it may concern: the product. The chief function of the 55 Be it known'that I, JOHN H. KELLocc, granular material when coated with the con a citizen of the United States, residing at densed liquor or extract is to form a ve the city of Battle Creek, county of Calhoun, hicle or carrier for the same which may or and State of Michigan, have invented cer» may not, as desired, contribute to or affect tain new and useful Improvements in the qualities of the beverage prepared from 60 Co?ee or Co?ee Substitutes, of which the the . It will be apparent, there— following is a specification. fore, that any suitable material may be used This invention relates to improvements in to form this vehicle or carrier. The cereal a cereal coffee or co?ee substitutes. is preferably roasted until it assumes a dark The objects of this invention are, to pro brown color. The extract is mixed with 65 vide a cereal co?ee which is easily prepared the roasted or granular material until and one which is made ready for immediate the surface of the or granules, as use by adding hot water thereto. the case may be, is coated with the syrupy 15 Other objects and many of the advantages material. A suitable quantity of the granu of the invention will be apparent from the lar material should be used to carry the 70 following description which discloses a pre syrupy extract on the surface of the grains. ferred form of cereal coffee made. in pur This mixture is dried by any suitable proc— suance of the invention and a preferred ess and is then ready for immediate use. process for producing the same. ‘ The beverage is prepared merely by add In carrying out my invention, I employ ing this product to hot water, the coating 75 cereal coffee of the well-known class, which on the surface of the grains or granules be may be prepared from different kinds and ing quickly dissolved. different combinations of and by clif The product when dried, may be easily ferent processes. kept for a long period of time and without As there are several so-called cereal cof material loss. of strength. ,. fees more or less suitable for the purpose It is thought that the invention and many now on the market, and as the preliminary of its attendant advantages will be under process of preparing such cereal ‘coffee stood without further description, and it is proper forms no part of my present inven apparent that various changes may be made tion, I do not describe the process of making in the form and composition of both the 85 the same herein. I preferably use the prod soluble coating and the material constitut uct known on the market as “caramel ing the vehicle carrying the coating, as well cereal.” as in the steps of the preferred process here 35 I boil a suitable cereal coffee with a suit inbefore described, without departing from able amount of water, preferably for a con— the spirit and scope of the invention or 90 siderable period of time, about one hour, sacri?cing any of its advantages. as the flavor and quality of the product is Having thus described my invention, what improved by a considerable period of boil I claim as new and desire to Secure by Let ing. The boiling period may be more or ters Patent is’: less according to conditions. The liquor is 1. The process of manufacturing cereal 95 then drained and extracted from the grounds coffee consisting of boiling cereal coffee, ex and evaporated to a syrup-like consistency. tracting the liquor thus obtained, and coat~ To the extract may be added in such ing a roasted cereal with the extract. 45 quantities that the ?nal product is suitable 2. The process of manufacturing cereal for use without the addition of sugar. As, co?ee consisting of boiling cereal co?ee, ex~ 100 however, sweetened coffee is objectionable to tracting and evaporating the liquor thus ob some, the product is also prepared without tained, and coating a roasted cereal with the the addition of the sugar. The condensed extract. 50 liquor or syrup is combined with a granular 3. The process of manufacturing cereal or equivalent material, preferably roasted coffee consisting of boiling cereal coffee, ex 105 wheat or other roasted cereals, either whole tracting and evaporating the liquor thus ob or broken as desired. The roasted wheat tained, coating a roasted cereal with the ex is preferred as it adds a desirable ?avor to tract, and drying. 2 1,069,266

It. The process of manufacturing cereal terial to coat the same with the extract, and coffee consisting of boiling cereal coffee, ex drying. tracting and eraporating the liquor thus ob 12. The process of manufacturing cereal tained to a syrup-like consistency, and coat coffee consisting of boiling the coffee until ing a roasted cereal with the extract. thoroughly steeped, extracting and. evaporatw The process of manufacturing cereal ing the liquor thus obtained to a syrup-like coffee consisting of boiling cereal coffee, ex consistency, mixing with ganular material tracting and evaporating the liquor thus ob to coat the granules with the extract, and tained to a syrup-like consistency, and coat— drying. ing the granules of a roasted cereal in granu 13. A coffee substitute consisting of a suit lar form with the extract. able material having a coating of cereal cof 6. The process of manufacturing cereal fee liquor dried upon its surfaces. coffee consisting of boiling cereal cotl’ee, ex 14. A cofl'ee substitute consisting of a suit tracting and evaporating the liquor thus ob able material having a coating of concen 60 15 tained to a syrup-like consistency, combining trated cereal coffee liquor dried upon its sur sugar therewith, and coating a roasted cereal faces. with the syrup. 15. A cereal coffee substitute consisting of ‘7. The process of manufacturing cereal roasted cereals having a coating of soluble coffee consisting of boiling cereal coffee, ex matter extracted from the cereal coffee. 20 tracting and eraporating the liquor thus ob 16. A coffee substitute consisting of tained to a syrup-like consistency, combining roasted cereals coated with a syrup formed sugar therewith. and coating the granules of of evaporated cereal coffee liquor and sugar a roasted cereal in gratuilar form with the dried thereon. syrup. 17. A cereal coffee substitute comprisii'ig 70 8. The process of mamifacturing cereal roasted wheat having a coating of soluble coffee consisting of boiling cereal coffee, ex matter extracted from a cereal coffee. tracting and evalimrating the liquor thus ob— 18. A coffee substitute consisting of a tained to a syrup-like consistency, coating a granular material having a coating of solu~ roasted cereal with the extract, and drying. ble solid matter extracted from a cereal cof 9. The process of manufacturing cereal fee. coffee consisting of boiling cereal coffee, ex— 19. A cereal coffee substitute consisting of tracting and evaporating the liquor thus ob roasted cereals in granular form having a tained to a syrup-like consistency, coating coating of soluble matter extracted from a the granules of a roasted cereal in granular cereal coffee. 80 35 form with the extract, and drying. 20. A coffee» substitute consisting of 10. The process of manufacturing cereal roasted cereals in granular form coated with coffee consisting of boiling the coffee until a syrup formed of evaporated cereal coffee thortnlglily steeped, extracting and evaporat liquor and sugar dried upon the surfaces of ing the liquor thus obtained to a syrup-like the granules. consistency, mixing with roasted wheat to In witness whereof, I have hereunto set coat the grains with the extract, and drying. my hand and seal in the presence of two wit 11. The process of manufacturing cereal nesses. coffee consisting of boiling the coffee until JOHN H. KELLOGG. [L.S.] thoroughly steeped, extracting and evaporat ‘Vitnesses : ing the liquor thus obtained to a syrup-like J ESSE ARTHUR, consistenc'_i,i, and mixing with a suitable ma FLOREN on RUSSELL Airrirun.

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