All about Coffee : a History of Coffee from the Classic Tribute to the World's Most Beloved Beverage

**The original homage to the world's most extraordinary drink!**In 1922, **William H. Ukers** wrote the definitive work on coffee. As the founder of __The Tea and Coffee Trade Journal__, an industry magazine still active today, he spent seventeen years traveling the world and uncovering everything there was to know about both the bean and the beverage. From its historic roots and the drinking customs of different countries to its effects on the mind and the preparation of the perfect cup, this book captures all the rich and complex history of coffee.Filled to the brim with robust facts, aphorisms, and more, __All About Coffee__ culls the best of Ukers's research and observations sip after sip, page after page Content: Cover Title Page Contents Introduction to this Edition Foreword The Philosophy of Coffee The Effect of Coffee Coffee and the Promotion of Intellectualism Coffee and Revolution The Genius's Drink of Choice The Intervention of Mother Nature in the Coffee Plant Coffee Depravation The Shifting Currents of Coffee On the Intolerance of Coffee Coffee Quips and Bon Mots Coffee's Historic Roots Coffee and the Ancients Coffee and the Bible Coffee and the Koran The First Appearance of Coffee in Ethiopia The Legend of Sheik Omar The Legend of the Goat Herder. Early Methods of Coffee ConsumptionThe Spread of Coffee in the Middle East Coffee Baptized by the Pope Coffee and Famous Frenchmen The Duel for Coffee's Honor Coffee and the Chancellor of the German Empire The First English Mention of Coffee Introduction of Coffee to England The Coffee Trade Three Centuries of Coffee Trading Coffee Production Coffee Consumption Coffee Customs in Europe France Germany The United Kingdom Italy Greece The Netherlands Russia Austria Spain Norway and Sweden Coffee Customs in the Americas Argentina Brazil Canada Mexico. Coffee Customs in Africa and the Near and Far EastAfrica The Arabian Peninsula Egypt and Algeria Far East Coffee in the United States The Introduction of Coffee to North America How the United States Became a Nation of Coffee Drinkers Coffee and the Civil War Coffee and World War I Tea and Coffee in the United States Coffee and Prohibition The Quality of Coffee in the United States The Increase in Coffee Consumption Coffee Trading Coffee and the Law America's Coffee Legacy Coffee As an Art Form Keats on Coffee Coffee Sonnet by Francis Saltus Coffee Poetry by Arthur Gray. The First Appearance of Coffee on the StageThe Coffee Cantata Sculpture and Coffee Coffee and the Art of Divination The Most Beautiful Coffee House in the World The Properties of Coffee Types of Coffee in the United States The Characteristics of Brazils The Characteristics of Milds Aging Coffee Determining the Quality of the Coffee Bean Renovating Damaged Coffees Taste-Testing Coffee On Coffee Substitutes Buying Coffee Coffee Blends Coffee Making and Drinking Preparing the Perfect Cup Methods and Materials On Boiling Ground Coffee On Steeping Coffee On Brewing Coffee. The CoffeemakerThe Correct Way to Make Coffee Coffee at the Waldorf The New Orleans Method of Brewing Appealing to All Senses The Role of Sugar in Coffee Culinary Coffee On Cool Coffee Beverages Coffee Syrup The Pharmacology of Coffee The Supposed Miraculous Properties of Coffee Coffee and Insomnia Coffee Drinking and Longevity Coffee and Digestion A Careful Account of the Coffee Headache The Coffee Addiction Myth Effects of Coffee on Children Coffee, A Divine Thesaurus The Plant The Berry The Beverage Copyright.
The original homage to the world's most extraordinary drink!

In 1922, William H. Ukers wrote the definitive work on coffee. As the founder of The Tea and Coffee Trade Journal, an industry magazine still active today, he spent seventeen years traveling the world and uncovering everything there was to know about both the bean and the beverage. From its historic roots and the drinking customs of different countries to its effects on the mind and the preparation of the perfect cup, this book captures all the rich and complex history of coffee.

Filled to the brim with robust facts, aphorisms, and more, All About Coffee culls the best of Ukers's research and observations sip after sip, page after page.

ALL ABOUT COFFEE is a must-have for anyone who needs his or her morning cup to get through the day. A gift-friendly, should make a sophisticated stocking stuffer for the caffeine addict.