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| Instant or Decaf? Coffee all the same? |
Funny, after coming accross a shipment of sea-water soaked Coffee Beans, a German man by the name of Ludwig Roselius begins to develop & invent Decaf Coffee! He gave the bags to scientists to work on extracting the caffeine with steam & chlorine-based solvents without removing the be-loved coffee flavor.
He then patented the process two years later in 1905 and thus began marketing Caffeine-Free Coffee under the name of "Kaffee Hag". Finally the product was introduced to the United States in 1923 as the infamous "Sanka" - sans caffeine. It became an obvious hit with the all-too-ready Americans anxious to enjoy the flavor of Coffee without the caffeine. The rest "became History" in the tasty marketing campaign of Sanka!
Instant History:
An American-Japanese Scientist named Satori Kato invented the Coffee "powder" in 1901! Among the first to use this strange new Coffee creation were people of an Arctic Expedition - as the soluble substance was easy to prepare and no longer produced the messy grounds to dispose of. Just instant "coffee" to enjoy! Quick to catch on for the Armed Forces of American Soldiers serving in England during World War One.
Also a "weaker" resolution to the ever-rising Brazilian Coffee surpluses when Nestle introduces the now infamous "Nescafe" to the world - specifically into Switzerland in 1938. A year later it lands on the market in Great Britain to excite the lacking coffee habit again.
Then eventually...America...and of course, an even bigger 'fad' as well!
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