Article: Coffee: A Historic Beverage And A Great Holiday Gift
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Coffee: A Historic Beverage And A Great Holiday Gift
Ah, coffee... a fantastic dark beverage that wakes us up in
the morning. For some of us, it keeps us up during the day,
or for late night study sessions. We drink it out of habit,
we drink it from addiction, we drink it for flavor; whatever
the reason, it is surely a popular beverage. So where did
this famed drink come from?
Coffee, for Americans, is three hundred years old. In the
East it was widespread at every level of society, since the
earlier era. The most notable dates point to around
800b.c. However, Homer, and according to Arabian tales speak
of a mysterious bitter black beverage with powers of
stimulation that could have been this drink.
About the year 1000, coffee was being used for medicinal
purposes. In 1400 a Yeme...
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