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I was reading a civil war diary and came across reference to drinking corn cob coffee.
Anyone heard of this?
Anyone heard of this?
corn cob coffee
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Unfortunately, YES. = I was foolish enough to try some of that !@#$ at a re-enactment a few years ago.
It's actually WORSE than the ersatz "coffee" made of charred acorns, mixed with chicory.
yours, satx
It's actually WORSE than the ersatz "coffee" made of charred acorns, mixed with chicory.
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Well, I've had corn meal coffee (is was ok) but not corn cob.
I also saw reference to a "welsh farmers oven" being built in camp, and the soldiers has soft bread to eat....a rare treat.
I also saw reference to a "welsh farmers oven" being built in camp, and the soldiers has soft bread to eat....a rare treat.
I've run across a few items related to coffee substitutes. Here's a link with quite a variety of them.
http://www.public.asu.edu/~roblewis/ACW/coffee.htm
And a couple of ads:
The Pennsylvania Gazette
October 24, 1765
.... raw West India Coffee, Ditto roasted, or roasted and ground, done in as great Perfection as at the Roasting Office in London. And Rye done in Imitation of Coffee, in the best Manner;
A strange one, made me wonder if they were talking about some form of instant coffee in 1866:
VINCENNES SEMI-WEEKLY WESTERN SUN
January 16, 1866
VINCENNES, INDIANA
KEEPS CONSTANTLY ON HAND, AT THE lowest prices,.... Prunes, Citron, Currants, Raisins, Pickles, Coffee Essence, &c.
Spence
http://www.public.asu.edu/~roblewis/ACW/coffee.htm
And a couple of ads:
The Pennsylvania Gazette
October 24, 1765
.... raw West India Coffee, Ditto roasted, or roasted and ground, done in as great Perfection as at the Roasting Office in London. And Rye done in Imitation of Coffee, in the best Manner;
A strange one, made me wonder if they were talking about some form of instant coffee in 1866:
VINCENNES SEMI-WEEKLY WESTERN SUN
January 16, 1866
VINCENNES, INDIANA
KEEPS CONSTANTLY ON HAND, AT THE lowest prices,.... Prunes, Citron, Currants, Raisins, Pickles, Coffee Essence, &c.
Spence
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That's quite a list....Thanks....
So far I've had Corn, barley, and dandelion root coffees...now I have more I can try.... :hatsoff:
So far I've had Corn, barley, and dandelion root coffees...now I have more I can try.... :hatsoff:
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The time frame seems right for what I found....
"The first registered trademark for coffee or coffee essence bears the number 425, with the date August 22, 1871, first use 1870, and is in the name of Butler, Earhart & Co.,Columbus Ohio. The words "essence of coffee" Appeared on the label."
https://books.google.com/books?id=...gX8#v=onepage&q=Coffee Essence patent&f=false
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FYI
The Kentucky coffeetree, Gymnocladus dioicus,is a tree in the subfamily Caesalpinioideae of the pea family Fabaceae, native to the Midwest and Upper South of North America. The seed may be roasted and used as a substitute for coffee beans; however, unroasted pods and seeds are toxic.
And be sure you're using the proper tree.
LD
The Kentucky coffeetree, Gymnocladus dioicus,is a tree in the subfamily Caesalpinioideae of the pea family Fabaceae, native to the Midwest and Upper South of North America. The seed may be roasted and used as a substitute for coffee beans; however, unroasted pods and seeds are toxic.
And be sure you're using the proper tree.
LD
