Many many leagues ago, back in the time of the vikings, before Starbucks and way before Peet's coffee, was Barnacle Coffee.
This semi-ancient ritual found the heartiest of souls before 6am brewing a morning beverage. This morning beverage did not include sugars, not creams or fats of any kind (well, okay maybe walrus milk but it was damned hard to obtain, you ever try to milk a walrus?). This morning beverage didn't have any cinnamon or powdered chocolate. Well then, what was the draw?
The Barnacle! What an amazing little mullusk:
mol·lusk also mol·lusc n.
Any of numerous chiefly marine invertebrates of the phylum Mollusca, typically having a soft unsegmented body, a mantle, and a protective calcareous shell and including the edible shellfish and the snails.
At this point we can trace the first Viking Gourmand, someone who went out of his or her way for something special. Something hard to find, something worth every ounce of effort. The hand brewed Barnacle Coffee.
The brew was very strong and robust, no burnt after taste. A very satisfying drink that went with breakfast, lunch, brunch, afternoon tea (a viking distilled tea), and supper (vikings just loved supper).
It isn't shown in this entry, but one of the favorite treats that goes directly with Barnacle Coffee are Duck Cracklins. I'm tellin' ya, Barnacle Coffee and Duck Cracklin's give you enough power to make it far past mid day with a zest for life and work that is unparalleled even with today's fancy barista powered cafes.
If you find yourself crawling from day to day, week to week and month to year with no vim or vive, then get yourself some Barnacle Coffee. Keep asking at your local Starbuck's, drive in the NEED. You will not be let down.
Hugs
Aye, aye, Captain.
Reminds me of Cowboy Coffee of yesteryear.
I didn't see the little Barnacles in the cup at first!
Cobblers rot. when i was a lad i drink sheeps dropping mixed wi grit stone and it were luvly.
barnacle tea. fkn luxury.