Summary of Stephen Cherniske's Caffeine Blues

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 The origins of coffee are lost in legend, but the most popular tale traces its discovery to a goatherd in Ethiopia. By the sixth century A. D. , the plant had reached Arabia, where it was used as a food and medicine. Coffee beans were fermented to make wine, or dried, crushed, and eaten. #2 The word coffee comes from the Arab word qahwah. The botanical name of the original species discovered in Africa is Coffe