The Stimulating Magical Powers Of Coffee Actually Began As A Food
Coffee has not always been served as a beverage. African tribes crushed the ripe cherries from wild coffee trees, mixed with animal fat, and rolled them into round balls. These coffee balls were served at their war parties. The result of eating these coffee balls was:
1.fat combined with raw coffees high protein content provided the African tribes with nourishment
2.the considerable caffeine content of the mixture was of course a stimulant that stirred the warriors on to greats heights of warrior abilities
I guess one could sort of compare those African tribe coffee balls to the cans of spinach Popeye use to consume to become mighty and strong enough to battle with Pluto for the quest of Olive Oils love!
When coffee appeared as a beverage in Africa it appeared not in the form as we know it, but as a wine that was made from fermented juice of the ripe cherries mixed with cold water.
Later in around 1000 A.D. the Arabs learned to boil coffee. This is when coffee became a hot drink.
From coffees first discovery the new drink was surrounded by mystery, and thought to...