{"id":4467,"date":"2025-06-27T23:37:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T23:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christianregency.com\/blog\/?p=4467"},"modified":"2025-06-27T23:37:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T23:37:21","slug":"coffeehouses-nothing-new-under-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/27\/coffeehouses-nothing-new-under-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Coffeehouses: Nothing New Under the Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianregency.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/a-cup-of-coffee-399478_1280.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4468\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianregency.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/a-cup-of-coffee-399478_1280-300x198.jpg?resize=300%2C198\" alt=\"a-cup-of-coffee-399478_1280\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/a-cup-of-coffee-399478_1280.jpg?resize=300%2C198&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/a-cup-of-coffee-399478_1280.jpg?resize=1024%2C677&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/a-cup-of-coffee-399478_1280.jpg?resize=453%2C300&amp;ssl=1 453w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/a-cup-of-coffee-399478_1280.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u201cYou can\u2019t buy happiness, but you can buy coffee . . . a<\/em><em>nd that\u2019s pretty close.\u201d<\/em><\/p><div id=\"vanes-3816867149\" class=\"vanes-content vanes-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-right: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: 2px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vanessariley.com\/fireswordandsea.htm\" aria-label=\"Fire Sword &amp; Sea\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?fit=1706%2C2560&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fire Sword &amp; Sea\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?w=1706&ssl=1 1706w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C300&ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1536&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?resize=1365%2C2048&ssl=1 1365w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?w=1280&ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" width=\"569\" height=\"853\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>~ Anonymous<\/p>\n<p>Hipsters may think they\u2019re trendy by hanging out at the local coffee house, but nursing a cup of java while discussing the politics of the day has been around a long, long time. In England, this dates back to the seventeenth century. Surprise! Who\u2019d have thought those proper tea-drinking Brits even knew what coffee was?<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few fun facts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First coffee house opened in Oxford, 1650.<\/li>\n<li>In the 17<sup>th<\/sup> and 18<sup>th<\/sup> century, there were more coffee houses in London than today.<\/li>\n<li>A mug o\u2019 joe cost a penny, which was a great price because you also gained an education. It was said that a man could <em>\u201cpick up more useful knowledge than by applying himself to his books for a whole month.\u201d<\/em> Hence the nickname: Penny Universities.<\/li>\n<li>English coffee houses started the custom of tipping servers. Patrons who wanted good service and better seating would put some money into a tin labeled \u201cTo Insure Prompt Service (TIPS).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianregency.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Brentwoods-Ward-Cover-Peek.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4432 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianregency.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Brentwoods-Ward-Cover-Peek-196x300.jpg?resize=196%2C300\" alt=\"Brentwood's Ward Cover Peek\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Brentwoods-Ward-Cover-Peek.jpg?resize=196%2C300&amp;ssl=1 196w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Brentwoods-Ward-Cover-Peek.jpg?resize=671%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 671w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Brentwoods-Ward-Cover-Peek.jpg?w=821&amp;ssl=1 821w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/a>In my Regency era historical, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Brentwoods-Ward-Michelle-Griep\/dp\/163058679X\/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1414419071&amp;sr=8-1\">BRENTWOOD\u2019S WARD<\/a>, I highlight the coffee house phenomenon by setting a scene at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oxfordreference.com\/view\/10.1093\/oi\/authority.20110803095602768\">The Chapter Coffee House<\/a>. Women of the times didn\u2019t usually frequent such establishments, but this historical venue is a little different. It was a known haunt of booksellers, writers, and literature hounds. Even Charlotte Bront\u00eb visited on occasion.<\/p>\n<p>And just in case you\u2019re wondering if historical coffee would taste the same as today\u2019s brews, here\u2019s a recipe so you can try it yourself:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Coffee ~ A Regency Recipe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Put 2 oz. of fresh-ground quality coffee into a coffeepot. If you must take your coffee extremely strong, use 3 oz. Then pour 8 coffee-cups worth of boiling water atop. Let it rest for 6 minutes. Then add in 2 or 3 isinglass-chips and pour one large spoonful of boiling water on top. Set the pot by the fire to keep it hot for 10 more minutes, and you will have coffee of a supreme transparency.<\/p>\n<p>Serve with fine cream and either fine sugar as well, or pounded sugar-candy.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you love coffee, or love to hate coffee, there\u2019s no denying its deeply imbedded in societies all around the world, present and past. And if you\u2019re looking for a great read to go along with your mug o\u2019 joe, here\u2019s a blurb for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Brentwoods-Ward-Michelle-Griep\/dp\/163058679X\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1423332368&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=brentwood%27s+ward\" target=\"_blank\">BRENTWOOD\u2019S WARD<\/a> . . .<\/p>\n<p><em>Place an unpolished lawman named Nicholas Brentwood as guardian over a spoiled, pompous beauty named Emily Payne and what do you get? More trouble than Brentwood bargains for. She is determined to find a husband this season. He just wants the large fee her father will pay him to help his ailing sister. After a series of dire mishaps, both their desires are thwarted, but each discovers that no matter what, God is in charge.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Brentwoods-Ward-Michelle-Griep\/dp\/163058679X\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1413217880&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=brentwood%27s+ward\">Amazon<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/brentwoods-ward-michelle-griep\/1119926898?ean=9781630586799\">Barnes and Noble<\/a>, and other fine booksellers.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianregency.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Michelle-Griep-Headshot.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4433\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianregency.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Michelle-Griep-Headshot-200x300.jpg?resize=200%2C300\" alt=\"Michelle Griep Headshot\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Michelle-Griep-Headshot.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Michelle-Griep-Headshot.jpg?w=512&amp;ssl=1 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>About the Author:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Michelle Griep\u2019s been writing since she first discovered blank wall space and Crayolas.\u00a0She seeks to glorify God in all that she writes\u2014except for that graffiti phase she went through as a teenager.\u00a0<\/em><em>She resides in the frozen tundra of Minnesota, where she teaches history and writing classes for a local high school co-op. An Anglophile at heart, she runs away to England every chance she gets, under the guise of research. Really, though, she\u2019s eating excessive amounts of scones.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Follow her adventures at\u00a0her blog <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/writerofftheleash.blogspot.com\/\"><em>WRITER OFF THE LEASH<\/em><\/a><em> or visit <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/michellegriep.com\/\"><em>michellegriep.com<\/em><\/a><em>, and don\u2019t forget the usual haunts of <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/mmgriep\/\"><em>Pinterest<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/michellegriep\"><em>Facebook<\/em><\/a><em> or <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MichelleGriep\"><em>Twitter<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p id=\"rop\"><small>Originally posted 2015-02-23 12:01:36. <\/small><\/p><div id=\"vanes-3872957741\" class=\"vanes-after-content vanes-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 3px;margin-right: 3px;margin-bottom: 3px;margin-left: 3px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SubstackAd.png?fit=1080%2C1350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Listen to the Write of Passage Weekly Podcast\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SubstackAd.png?w=1080&ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SubstackAd.png?resize=240%2C300&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SubstackAd.png?resize=819%2C1024&ssl=1 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SubstackAd.png?resize=768%2C960&ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" width=\"540\" height=\"675\"   \/><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t buy happiness, but you can buy coffee . . . and that\u2019s pretty close.\u201d ~ Anonymous Hipsters may think they\u2019re trendy by hanging out at the local coffee house, but nursing a cup of java while discussing the politics of the day has been around a long, long time. 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