OG...You are right about the filter papers ! I used to make coffee that way when I first left home when I was 19. We had a real coffee merchant in Swansea then, that roasted its own beans on a daily basis, so the coffee was always as fresh as could be. It was probably my first experience of " proper coffee" About as basic and simple coffee making as it comes.
Talking of "proper" I had my first Proper Pasty today, since Easter. I am in Cornwall until after Xmas and I went to Hayle today, and had a walk along the Towans, with a giant Steak Pasty from Warrens !
Flipping Heck...I love Cornwall !