What Happened to Coffee in America?
What Happened to Coffee in America?
What happened to coffee in America was the result of what happened to coffee centuries earlier. There are many stories about the history of where coffee was first found and prepared for human consumption. Although coffee was prepared and brewed many different ways through the centuries, it still remained the coffee coming from Africa and the surrounding area. Around 1720, coffee was taken to places around the world to be grown. The soil and climate changed the character of the bean creating a different bean like the Bourbon, etc. Beans were flavored with spices from the beginning. However, it was not until coffee had come to America that it was sold as a pre-flavored, a mixed blend of beans or as decaffeinated coffee by different brand names. Also, brand named freeze-dried coffee could now be brewed by simply pouring hot water over the crystals from a stainless steel tea kettle. Tomorrow, a brief look at coffee makers during this same time.