SC - Native American "coffee".

[LrdRas at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/5/00 8:52:03 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
tinyzoo at aracnet.com writes:

<< That black drink, from my knowledge of Native Americans, was most likely
 made from CHIKORY, depending on the region the NA's were from. >>

Unless the NA's were a tribe from Europe, I suspect they would not have used 
chicory for the 'black drink.' Chicory is native to Europe and like dandelion 
quickly went wild in America after it's introduction as a garden plant.

Ras