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.
PUMPERNICKEL
Etymology
Noun
pumpernickel (countable and uncountable, plural pumpernickels)
A German sourdough bread made from rye.
Source: Wiktionary
Pump"er*nick`el, n. Etym: [G.]
Definition: A sort of bread, made of unbolted rye, which forms the chief food of the Westphalian peasants. It is acid but nourishing.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SOAK
(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”
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