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.
CRACKNEL
Etymology
Noun
cracknel (plural cracknels)
A hard, crisp biscuit
(in the plural) crackling (fried pork fat)
Source: Wiktionary
Crack"nel (krk"nl), n. Etym: [F. craquelin, fr. D. krakeling, fr. krakken to crack. See Crack, v. t.]
Definition: A hard brittle cake or biscuit. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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