Coffee Break

Ode to Coffee Ranjit Nair's limericks
O! coffee, where art thou
When I need thee now?
In thy many flavoured blends
A hot cup would be godsend.

I cannot keep awake
Without a short coffee-break.
With thy life-giving aroma
Save me from going into a coma.

Java, Colombian or French Roast
Thy every flavour, I will toast.
To the end thy loyal slave
Three cups a day I will always crave.


It's no big secret, coffee is considered the world's most popular stimulant.The beans, whether, ground or pre-ground provide the enthusiast an inexpensive and basic morning luxury. It's taste and aroma clear fuzzy mornings for billions of coffee lovers all over the globe. Its bold and dependable, can be custom roasted and truly good to the last drop. Maxwell House slogan

I love coffee, it is my (and millions of others) full flavor, french vanilla, fundamental luxury. We all look forward to it, iced, hot, single cup or insulated mug, that smooth velvety black beverage is truly universal. For many devoted drinkers, it's a premeditated daily ritual. So as I enjoy my freshly brewed morning cuppa joe (perhaps you are too) I have provided some coffee facts for your pleasure.


Fun Facts
-Coffee contains no calories (this is without the glug of french vanilla creamer)
-Recent research may indicate coffee lowers your risk of type 2 diabetes
-Coffee is a fruit and grows on trees. It takes 5 years for one of these "plants" to reach maturity.
-For the best brewing results the grounds should be spread evenly across the filter.
-All coffee is grown within 1,000 miles of the equator (known as the "Coffee Belt" or the "Bean Belt")
-Caffeine in coffee has been proven to relieve headaches (I can attribute to this)
-Coffee beans are really berries
-Coffee is the 2nd highest traded commodity in the world! Oil is number 1
-Coffee contains antioxidants
-Caffeine is on the International Olympic Committee's list of prohibited substances. Athletes testing postive for more than 12 micrograms of caffeine per milliliter of urine can be banned from the Olympic Games. This level is usually reached after 5 cups of coffee.
-The word coffee was orginally a term for wine
-Antibacterial and anti-adhesive properties in coffee help prevent the development of cavities
-Dark roasted coffee has less caffeine than medium roasts, the longer the bean is roasted the more caffeine burns off during the process
-Capuccino is named for the peak of foam, which resembles a Capuchin friar's habit
-Raw beans soaked in water, are chewed like candy in parts of Africa