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.
PROMERIT
Pro*mer"it, v. t. Etym: [L. promeritus, p. p. of promerere to deserve; pro before + merere to merit.]
1. To oblige; to confer a favor on. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
2. To deserve; to procure by merit. [Obs.] Davenant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNSEASONED
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
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