Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
ALFET
Al"fet, n. Etym: [LL. alfetum, fr. AS. alfæt a pot to boil in; al burning + fæt vat.]
Definition: A caldron of boiling water into which an accused person plunged his forearm as a test of innocence or guilt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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