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The Strange History of South Indian Coffee

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Origins of Coffee

Coffee was consumed before going to the fields and while they were in the fields, when theywould actually have their first meal of the day. The signet book of coffee and tea suggests that coffee perhaps took several forms before it settled down as a beverage. We know only or ruscanseand as maniins an e waves many different ways. Ithiopians used to chew them as leaves. It was consumed as food, then it began to be boiled into a drink. There were tribulls who crushed the berries with animal fat, shaped the mixture into balls called iron rationswhich were carried by warriors and those travelling on rong journeys. Coffee made its way

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