Coffee Bean Spoon, handmade in lead free pewter by Glover and Smith

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£15.00 Code: s13 Coffee Bean spoon handmade in England from lead free pewter by Glover and Smith Length 91mm Boxed   Unlike the knife, the spoons friendly and feminine character makes an ideal gift or souvenir; an expression of love, commitment and memory. Spooning can also mean kissing, caressing or even courting, there is a Welsh custom of lovers carving love spoons for each other. The gift of a spoon implies caring and themed spoons imply empathy: the coffee  lover’s spoon, the nature lover’s spoon. The giving of such spoons recognises the passions and personality of the recipient.     Glover and Smith jar spoons, jam spoons, preserve spoons, marmalade spoons, sugar spoons and honey spoons, all lovingly handmade by us in Wiltshire. Our Coffee Bean small spoon is one of a selection of organic, nature inspired spoons, to see the complete range, click here   Gift Wrapping Service   £3.00 per item.  (tick to select) Type your Gift Wrapping Message below: Qty: Print this page Email these details to a friend

Coffee was discovered over 1000 years ago in Abyssinia by a Goat Herder named Kaldi. It is said that he noticed his goats were frisky after eating berries from a particular tree. The word coffee comes from the Arabic word "Kaveh" which means "wine", although according to Arab lexicographers it originally derived from the verb "to have no appetite". 

In the 16th Century, the first coffee shop in Europe was opened in Constantinople and the first in UK was in Oxford. When coffee reached Rome, it was condemned by the Clergy as "the Devil's drink".  

In 1723, a young coffee seedling was taken from the Royal Botanical Gardens in Paris and was shipped to the Caribbean Island of Martinique and this was the start of today's coffee industry in Central and South America.

Aggressively promoted by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau, the "coffee break" was first introduced in 1952 and has now become an institution in almost all workplaces.
 

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