Many centuries ago Kaldi, an Arabian goatherder, noticed his goats acting very euphoric after eating red cherry-like fruit from bushes on a hillside in southern Arabia. He found eating the fruit was very stimulating. As the legend goes a local monestary began using the cherries to help monks stay awake during prayer. This practice was shared with other monasteries in the region helping to popularize coffee. Evidence suggests arabica coffee originated in Ethiopia, then cultivated in Yemen, with the first coffee houses established in Cairo and Mecca.
The above history condensed from: www.coffeeresearch.org/coffee/history.htm
History of the word puddin' head:
-18th century: term for a quilted head covering worn by a toddler to protect against injuries in case of a fall.
-19th century: Puddn'head Wilson (1894) was the first detective story in which fingerprints were used to solve a crime, in a novel by Mark Twain.
-20th century: a 1941 movie directed by Joseph Santley starring Judy Canova and Slim Summerville.
-20th century: Willie Puddin' Head Jones played 3rd base for the Phillies.
-21st century: a purveyor of great coffee!
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