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.
DECAMERON
De*cam"e*ron, n. Etym: [It. decamerone, fr. Gr. décaméron.]
Definition: A celebrated collection of tales, supposed to be related in ten days; -- written in the 14th century, by Boccaccio, an Italian.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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