According to much research and study, coffee came to us a little before 1,000 A.D.. As with most popular historical products, stories abound of its origins and life before the 21st century.
Two apocryphal tales that come to mind were about a goat herder and a vanquished people sent to live in the desert.
First, the goat herder,this guy must have had guts, or maybe fewer brain cells, whichever, I can't imagine me doing this, how about you?
Well the herder of goats in the middle east was sitting in his field, watching his flock. It seemed to strike him as odd that his goats seemed more active and healthy as they grazed on the berries of this particular pasture and since the herder, personally feeling more listless and less energetic decided that his goats must have run across a good idea, by eating these berries of this unknown tree.
Here's where the stupid, or brilliant part (depending on your leaning) comes: The goat herder decides he'll partake of the same berries as his charges and starts to eat them.
Low and behold, the story goes, he was overtaken by a spark and energy, never felt before. Well sir, that convinced him, then and there, he started eating those very same berries as his goats and then proceeded to tell all his friends and neighbors about his good fortune, which enticed them to all take a lesson and eat those energy-producing berries, themselves and to grow their own trees of these wonderful berries.
Well, that's one man's telling of the origins of our favorite drink (not mine, necessarily, but one, all the same). Now then for the vanquished people, sent to the desert to die!
Along the same timeline, a people, in the middle-east were sent out into the desert with no food or drink to die, by a victor, they'd lost a battle to. After several days of wandering, prostrating and kwetching and knashing of teeth, not to mention their lack of water or food, they came upon a bush bearing an unknown berry.
With no hesitation, they took the fruits of the bush and began to boil it down to a liquid that they passed to their brethren and drank and were miraculously saved by its ingestion. To say the least they were overjoyed and thankful for this un-named fruit, so when they were refreshed enough to proceed to the nearest village, its name was Mocha and so as a tribute to this nutritious berry, they named their miracle "elixer", Mocha!
These two tales, while they may be apocryphal, could be true, and even if they're not, you have to admit they make a good telling on a cold night, smelling the aroma brewing from your favorite beverage, just starting to percolate in your new machine.
Remember these are two out of maybe thousands of possible origins of this wonderful drink. It takes time to brew your next cup, or pot, try researching, or writing your own version to comfort your waiting time!
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