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They claimed that the Evil One, having forbidden his followers, the infidel Moslems, the use of wine -- no doubt because it was sanctified by Christ and used in the Holy Communion -- had given them as a substitute this hellish black brew of his which they called coffee.
All About Coffee 1909
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That -- that chapter is called The Drug Drink, because that's what he called coffee.
Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How it Transformed Our World 1999
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Unit volumes decreased 1.9% in the quarter, as continued volume strength in Brazil, instant coffee and foodservice coffee concentrates, was more than offset by lower volumes in retail coffee in Europe due to slight market contraction in some key markets, as well as competition from private label coffee.
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Albert Heijn, a Dutch supermarket chain found throughout the Netherlands, to pick up Douwe Egberts red label coffee.
World Hum 2009
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Albert Heijn, a Dutch supermarket chain found throughout the Netherlands, to pick up Douwe Egberts red label coffee.
World Hum 2009
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And by coffee we don't mean the instant muck, the similarity of which to real coffee starts and ends with the word coffee.
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And by coffee we don't mean the instant muck, the similarity of which to real coffee starts and ends with the word coffee.
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Wow, my spoon already stands up in the muck I call coffee.
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"In the larger towns, it is almost generally the fashion to invite one's guests, immediately after meals, to imbibe a kind of sup made from burnt beans, which they call coffee.
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_makli_, roasted in a stove, might very well be the etymology of the word coffee.
All About Coffee 1909
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