Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
RAGOUTS
Noun
ragouts
plural of ragout
Anagrams
• rags out
Source: Wiktionary
RAGOUT
Ra*gout", n. Etym: [F. ragoût, fr. ragoûter to restore one's appetite, fr. L. pref. re- re- + ad to + gustare to taste, gustus taste. See Gust relish.]
Definition: A dish made of pieces of meat, stewed, and highly seasoned; as, a ragout of mutton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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