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.
QUASS
Noun
quass (countable and uncountable, plural quasses)
Alternative spelling of kvass
Verb
quass (third-person singular simple present quasses, present participle quassing, simple past and past participle quassed)
(obsolete) to drink deeply; to quaff.
Source: Wiktionary
Quass, n. Etym: [Russ. kvas'.]
Definition: A thin, sour beer, made by pouring warm water on rye or barley meal and letting it ferment, -- much used by the Russians. [written also quas.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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