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an agreeable, exhilarating effect, being a stimulant without being an
intoxicant. When taken in quantities or quite strong, it produces wakefulness
and is not beneficial to the system. The popular taste, like that for tea, is
very extended, those of strong flavor being most in demand.
Of the different coffees imported here, Java and Mocha rank the highest with
connoisseurs, and are generally used mixed in the proportion of four to six
ounces of Mocha to the pound. The bulk of all coffee used in this country is
Rio, Santos, or those of South or Central American production. The former
possesses a strong but not delicate flavor, while the latter are milder. The
West India islands produce fine coffees, which are known under their respective
names, as San Salvador, Costa Rica, La Guara etc.
To roast coffee.
Pick over, wash, and dry enough for a week only, and to each three pounds add a
lump of good butter, the size of a large hickory nut, when the coffee is hot;
roast in a revolving
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