The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.
SLUSHES
Noun
slushes
plural of slush (second sense)
Source: Wiktionary
SLUSH
Slush, n. Etym: [Cf. Sw. slaska to paddle in water, slask wet, filth.] [Written also slosh.]
1. Soft mud.
2. A mixture of snow and water; half-melted snow.
3. A soft mixture of grease and other materials, used for lubrication.
4. The refuse grease and fat collected in cooking, especially on shipboard.
5. (Mach.)
Definition: A mixture of white lead and lime, with which the bright parts of machines, such as the connecting rods of steamboats, are painted to be preserved from oxidation.
Slush, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slushed; p. pr. & vb. n. Slushing.]
1. To smear with slush or grease; as, to slush a mast.
2. To paint with a mixture of white lead and lime.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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