Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-08
Bv MRS. ". A. WILSON

Copyright. 1927. bv uS v 1. wilson An
rights rC7er."d
ToFFEE is probably the only single
~ beverage. or food that is univer-
sally used in every country and cline.
and yet you will hear so very many folks
say that they rarely have a delicious and
steaming hot cup Of fragrant coffee that
is limpid and clear.
The name "coffee." as applied 70 the
berry Of the coffee plart. was derived
from 8 district in Abyssinia. Africa.
called Tafa. Kaffa was roasted and
made ih'o a beverage for centuries IN
that country before It was introduced
into the other civilized parts Of the
world. Today, in its native country
furniture.
luxuriant furniture.
Tradition accredits the discovery Of
coffee to an Arabian priest who brcwcd
the beverage 10 keep his monks awake
during the nocturnal devotions. Coffee
was unquestiouabl carried from Africa
10 Arabia. and there is story that a
dervish, early in the year Of 1919, hav-
ing been drivent6ut Of Mocha. was sur
rounded by enemies in the mountains,
and, unable to hunt for food. gathered
some coffee berries. parrhed them and
STEPPED them in water to allay thirst
Thus he accidentally discovered thr
thirst -quenching and inyigorating prop
critics of the coffee plant.
From this discovery the city ot
Mocha. located on the banks Of the Rec
Sea. rapidly grew in imnortancp as {
port for shipping coffee. Hence the dis
covery Of the brewing of coffee beans
after parching them, quickly Spreac
over the whole country.
Mocha coffee Is a commercial name
given TO a certain grad Of coffee. which
produces a small evenly shaped bean
It does not and never did come from
Mocha. The port Of Mocha, used as {
shipping port for the coffee grown II
the interior, which was of distinctly
type. has brought the term Mocha int,
prominence.
In 1000 the Governor of tho Dutrl
East India Company instructed Gov
{ ernor Van Horn. of Batavia. 70 pro
cure seeds and plants Of the true CofIe
tree and 10 cndenvor 70 cultivate il il
his community. SO successfully did thi
enterprise flourish that plants IN fuI
bloom were sent 10 the botanical gar
6ens in msterdum and thence by prop
sgation TO every garden aud hoth"us
Of the influential persons Of Europe.
The plant. being then considered
rare species. was much valued. 1t wa
from these original plants that spr6ut
were taken tq American continents earl,
IN the wear I13-1714
The Spanish in America secured som
plants from the coffee tree in Mar
Unique. about 1850, and commcnrec
the cultivation Of this iuyigoratin
beverage in Cuba. Porto Rico and othc
Spanish possessions.
The cultivation OF coffee in Braz.
dates back to 1882. The plants an,
seedlings came 10 this country frol
the French colony at Cayenne. The
we're secured, by stealth, from tn
Dutch colony at Surinam
From this humble beginning to
harvest of over Il billion pounds a yea
seems like far fetched story, aud yc
an exceedingly true and intcrcstin
story. for around il is built the lon
and patient search for the Varietit
that blended best. to produce Il smoOt
and well favored beverage that woul
carry an aroma to inveigle the al
petite.
The coffee that is roasted today ha
brought the blending Of coffee 10 a fir
art, indeed, and with ordinary car
one may brew cup of satisfying coffC
that will quenCh the thirst and pleas
the palate
How to Make Good Cup OF Coffee
Three popular methods Of brewiT
coffee today give the housewife "A ChOi,