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.
IRONHEADS
I"ron*heads`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A European composite herb (Centaurea nigra); -- so called from the resemblance of its knobbed head to an iron ball fixed on a long handle. Dr. Prior.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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