Wednesday, November 12, 2008
The crusade to displace the usurping slice of lime, which obliterates the flavour of gin, with the correct, complementary lemon will continue to be waged relentlessly on this blog. It is a decisive factor in the preservation of civilisation. Gerald Warner: 150th anniversary of gin and tonic 
 
Interesting.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
How to brew better coffee in your hotel room - Budget Travel via Lifehacker

There are a couple things wrong with this chart. First, you don’t count any cups before 9:30am. Second, another cup at 3pm levels the curve right out until another little boost is needed after dinner about 7pm.

How to brew better coffee in your hotel room - Budget Travel via Lifehacker

There are a couple things wrong with this chart. First, you don’t count any cups before 9:30am. Second, another cup at 3pm levels the curve right out until another little boost is needed after dinner about 7pm.

Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Presidential Teas

As much as I like rooibos, I do think regular black tea would make a better President.

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Presidential Teas

As much as I like rooibos, I do think regular black tea would make a better President.

shawnblogjackcheng.com

Friday, August 15, 2008 Tuesday, August 5, 2008 Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Coffee and the Bible

A random comment from a colleague led me to the discovery that there is very little in the internets about coffee and the Bible. Turns out there’s a very good reason for that.

Coffee beans, which are actually the seeds of a berry, were chewed as a stimulant; this use was recorded in the Koran and the Bible. —some botany website from UCLA

Uh, no. There are no direct references to coffee in the Bible and, while there may be in the Koran, I couldn’t find any specific references to them.

National Geographic says (via the awesome Food Timeline) even the chewing didn’t start til around 800 A.D. and the brewing didn’t start til around 1000.

That explains it then. (Since the Koran was finalized by 650 A.D it’s not likely coffee is in there either but I’d be happy to be proven wrong.) Even so, this has got to be the most comprehensive treatment of Coffee in the Bible on the web:

Coffee as a Means of Grace

Wednesday, June 25, 2008
(by *bufan)

Nice.

(by *bufan)

Nice.

Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Rhubarb Soda

Want.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
The NYT reports that a new study suggests red wine “may be much more potent than was thought in extending human lifespan. Today’s Papers - Slate Magazine
Friday, May 9, 2008