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.
PEARLSTONE
Pearl"ite, Pearl"stone`, n. (Min.)
Definition: A glassy volcanic rock of a grayish color and pearly luster, often having a spherulitic concretionary structure due to the curved cracks produced by contraction in cooling. See Illust. under Perlitic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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