Hard to believe that once upon a time, not so long ago, there were only two decisions you had to make. Now it's like ordering wine. Nor is sugar just sugar anymore. I could imagine even the most primitive homemaker staggering down from the trees, grumpy as a bear until she gets that first cup from off the hot stone fire. But that's not how it was.
Coffee is relatively new, as the world turns.
It's origin is hidden in the mystery of the Middle East, although it was not cultivated by the Arabs until the 15th century. Kaddi, being a brave man, and no doubt terribly bored, plucked a few of the berries and tried them out himself. One day, the story goes on, a monk happened to pass along the path where Kaddi was tending his sheep. It had been a long night, lots of berry picking, and Kaddi and his goats was so jacked up, they were dancing in the field. When asked what on earth was going on, Kaddi told the monk about this wonderful berry that kept him awake and perky, and the monk decided to try it out on his brothers to see if it could keep them from falling out of their pews during their all-night prayer vigils.