Coffee In The Late 1800s

Legend has it that an Ethiopian goat farmer found the coffee bean when his goats returned from a leisurely feeding with loads of energy. The farmer shared his discovery with local monks and they began using it to stay awake during the evening prayers. Coffee may not involve prayer anymore but it is definitely still used to stay awake. Times have changed, and so has coffee.
By the late 1800’s, coffee had become a worldwide product. The first drip coffee maker was invented by Melitta Bentz in 19080; she used blotting paper as the filter. Coffee back then was fairly simple. It was brewed and drank black or with some added sugar or milk. People had it in the mornings and when they worked night shifts to help them from falling asleep. When coffee was first introduced to Britain in the 17th century, it was enjoyed by everyone whether they were wealthy or poor. But the rich saw it as a drink to have at social clubs and events while the poor had it many times in place of a hot meal. However, it was in the United States where coffee really took off. …show more content…
There’s a Starbucks in almost every city and there is usually multiple in one. We love our frappuccinos and lattes. All of our added sugary goodness like whipped cream and chocolate syrup; our soy milk and double shots of espresso. It is so much more complicated and “fancy” now. And of course now people will drink coffee purely for the taste and order it decaf. Decaffeination is a process that removes nearly all of the caffeine from the beans. It is carried out before the beans are even roasted. The process involves swelling the green coffee beans with steam or water so that the caffeine can easily be extracted, the extraction is carried out using water, a solvent, or activated carbon, and finally, drying the decaffeinated beans back to their normal moisture level so that they can be roasted and prepared from there. This is just one of the many ways people drink coffee differently