2 Responses to General Discussion, Saturday, April 18, 2026

1. texan59 says:

   April 18, 2026 at 12:03 am

   Good mornin’, and happy Saturday! I’m up past my bedtime, but heading there very soon. Let’s head outside for coffee this morning! Keep your head on a swivel and carpe’ your coffee.

   

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   • Lucille says:

     April 18, 2026 at 1:22 am

     Good morning, Texan! Making and drinking coffee outside around a warm fire is part of our national history. Since Stella posted an article re Paul Revere, let’s take that as our cue to find out about the non-alcoholic beverage the boys and girls (I assume) were drinking during Colonial days and into the American Revolution….

     

     Sip Sip Hurrah! How Coffee Shaped Revolutionary America

     Here are 5 facts to pique your curiosity about how this perky beverage played a role in the Revolution….

     Updated January 1, 2024

     Did you know that the first mention of coffee in America was by Jamestown’s most famous settler? Captain John Smith knew about coffee from his travels in Turkey and told his fellow colonists about the bean, although it would not arrive in the US until the 1640s.

     Coffee seeds themselves were introduced to the New World in 1723, and the coffee trade flourished. Even George Washington took part, growing coffee beans at his Mount Vernon estate, a variety of which is still grown in that garden today. Thomas Jefferson noted the connection between coffee houses and bold thinking, calling it “the favorite drink of the civilized world.” We understand his point!

     https://www.battlefields.org/learn/head-tilting-history/sip-sip-hurrah-how-coffee-shaped-revolutionary-america

     Keep the fire burning because I get the feeling MUCH coffee will be consumed this day. Have a good one!

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