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.
DECREPITATING
Verb
decrepitating
present participle of decrepitate
Source: Wiktionary
DECREPITATE
De*crep"i*tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decrepitated; p. pr. & vb. n. Decrepitating.] Etym: [Cf. F. décrépiter.]
Definition: To roast or calcine so as to cause a crackling noise; as, to decrepitate salt.
De*crep"i*tate, v. i.
Definition: To crackle, as salt in roasting.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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