1872 Cooling Cups and Dainty Drinks (Mixellany)

136 Temperate Beverages. long and disastrous, and all the plants died but one; and M. de Clieux being, with the rest on board, reduced to a very short allowance of water, divided his share with his solitary plant, and succeeded in getting it safe to Martinique, where it flourished, and afforded a stock for the neighbouring islands. Thus, in the course of nearly four centuries, has a berry, which was only used before by a few wandering tribes, become known to the civilized world, taken its place, and become an important article of food. The finest coffee comes from Aden, and is known as Mocha ; the next in repute is from Ceylon and Java ; the inferior from South America and the West Indies. A coffee-tree in full vigour will produce from 2 to 31bs. of coffee berries. The con- sumption for the whole world is estimated at 600 millions of pounds. The French are considered the best makers of this delicious beverage in Europe. The Turks and Arabs boil each cup by itself , and only for a moment. They do not separate the grounds from the infusion, and use neither sugar nor milk. The excellence of coffee depends much on the roasting. To perform this operation, a drachm of good fresh butter and 2 drachms of sugar put into