The coffee roasting pan (wasRe: SC - Royal declared chocolate period)

[Shari Burnham]

Mordonna22 at aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 2/1/99 2:46:36 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
> TerryD at Health.State.OK.US writes:
>
> > The existence of the roasting pans says someone used
> >  coffee in Persia at this time, it does not indicate general use.
>
> Hmmm, again, how is it known WHAT was roasted in these pans?  Is it possible
> that they are identical to pans used to roast coffee in later eras, so it is
> assumed coffee was roasted in the older version as well?  Isn't it at least
> possible that a pan used for something other than coffee worked so well that
> it was adapted for coffee use when coffee showed up?
>
> Mordonna
> =================================================

Even if coffee was roasted in these pans, perhaps it was used with food?  as a
flavoring?  today we have things like coffee flavored candy, ice cream, but you
could use it as a flavoring. I am not saying proof positive they did, but you
could.

lady elisabeth



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