A Catechism of Familiar Things; - Their History, and the Events Which Led to Their Discovery. - With a Short Explanation of Some of the Principal Natural Phenomena. For the Use of Schools and Families. Enlarged and Revised Edition. by Anonymous
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Who introduced it into France and England? Thevenot, the traveller, brought it into France, and a Greek servant named Pasqua (taken to England by Mr. Daniel Edwards, a Turkey merchant, in 1652, to make his coffee,) first set up the profession of coffee-man, and introduced the drink among the English. How is it prepared? The berries are roasted in a revolving metallic cylinder, till they are of a deep brown color, and then ground to powder, and boiled. _Metallic_, consisting of metal. What is Chocolate? A kind of cake or paste, made of the kernel of the cacao-nut. Describe the Cacao-nut Tree. It resembles the cherry tree, and grows to the height of fifteen or sixteen feet. The cacao-nut tree bears leaves, flowers, and fruit, all the year through. Where does it grow? |
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