Bibliographie des Kaffee, des Kakao, der Schokolade, des Tee

This bibliography on coffee, cacao, chocolate, and tea documents the long history of interest in these stimulating and popular beverages and is part of the Cullman Library’s reference collection.  Legend has it that coffee was discovered by a goat herder in the Ethiopian highlands who noticed that after eating the berries his goats would not go to sleep at night.  That story may not be in this bibliography, but from 16th-century herbals which first illustrated the plants to the rules of the Coffee Tavern Protection Society in 1889 (who knew?), this book has the subject covered.  Aside from their botanical and nutritional histories, all four foods have had major impacts on society and cultural practices.  For example, coffee houses were important news centers in the 1700s and the Lloyds of London insurance business was born in the 1680s in a coffee house whose owner, Edward Lloyd, had access to reliable shipping news.