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.
CANDLENUTS
Noun
candlenuts
plural of candlenut
Source: Wiktionary
CANDLENUT
Can"dle*nut`, n.
1. The fruit of a euphorbiaceous tree or shrub (Aleurites moluccana), native of some of the Pacific islands. It is used by the natives as a candle. The oil from the nut ( candlenut, or kekune, oil) has many uses.
2. The tree itself.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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