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Wheat as a substitute for coffee.

Editors Dispatch:--Being on a visit to the county of Mecklenburg a short time since, I was told by one of my female acquaintances, near Clarksville, that she had found an excellent substitute for that very popular and indispensable article called ‘"coffee."’ It consists in wheat parched, ground, and prepared in the same manner you do coffee. Experienced and devoted lovers of coffee have tried the wheat and report it equally as good as the genuine article. The grains being of different sizes, they should be parched separately, and afterwards ground together, when the coffee imparts to the wheat its genuine aromatic properties. Two-thirds wheat and the remainder coffee make a most excellent drink.

Truly ‘"necessity is the mother of invention."’ Let those who disbelieve but make the experiment. We have plenty of wheat; who cares for the blockade?

Pro Bono Publico.

Charlotte co., Va., Sept. 28, 1861.

The Daily Dispatch: October 2, 1861. Richmond Dispatch. 4 pages. by Cowardin & Hammersley. Richmond. October 2, 1861. microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mi : Proquest. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

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