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 In the United States drinking coffee was seen as patriotic after the spilling of tea into Boston Harbor. Later with the establishment of Prohibition in 1920 coffee sales boomed.
J. S Bach wrote his Coffee Cantata in praise of the beverage in 1732. The Contata includes the lines—“Ah! How sweet coffee tastes! Lovelier than a thousand kisses, sweeter far than Muscatel! I must have my coffee!”
In fifteenth century Constantinople a law was passed that allowed a woman to divorce her husband if he failed to provide her with her daily quota of coffee.
You might think you get a better buzz for the buck from that cup of espresso, but you would be wrong. After a four-minute brew in a French press, a six-ounce cup will deliver up to three times the caffeine as found in a short espresso. The longer the coffee spends in the brewing process the higher the caffeine content.
(to the right) Poster for Moka-Maltine by Dudley circa 1900 - Paris Library of Decorative Arts. Historically Coffee has been a family affair.
Coffee History
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