Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
FUMET
Etymology 1
Noun
fumet (countable and uncountable, plural fumets)
A type of concentrated food stock that is added to sauces to enhance their flavour. Variations are fish fumet and mushroom fumet.
A ragout of partridge and rabbit braised in wine.
Alternative form of fumette (stench or high flavour of meat)
Etymology 2
Noun
fumet
The dung of deer, hares, etc.
Source: Wiktionary
Fu"met, n. Etym: [Cf. F. fumier dung, OF. femier, fr. L. fimus dung.]
Definition: The dung of deer. B. Jonson.
Fu"met Fu*mette", n. Etym: [F. fumet odor, fume of wine or meat, fr. L. fumus smoke. See Fume, n.]
Definition: The stench or high flavor of game or other meat when kept long. Swift.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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