Coffee

[thesummerqueen]

Coffee came before tea, my sweet 5th.

[ib.me.ub]

Coffee is ok now and then, but you can't beat green tea and honey, mmmm

[Epimethean]

Yes you can, preferably with a stick to get it away from you while you sip your java.

[ib.me.ub]

lol....

[thesummerqueen]

Yes you can, preferably with a stick to get it away from you while you sip your java.

I knew I loved you.

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http://theoatmeal.com/comics/coffee

[5thHorseman]

Coffee came before tea, my sweet 5th.

Tea came first before coffee, it was discovered in China by Emperor Shen Nong in 2737 B.C while coffee was discovered in Ethopia on 9th century (800 AD).(ripped from quick google search)

But, you sentence would work if you changed coffee for summerqueen and tea for 5th.

[Epimethean]

Chances are the google search is accurate, but the 5th substitution may not be.

[thesummerqueen]

The first European coffee house opened in Italy in 1645. - from Wiki

Tea was imported to Europe during the Portuguese expansion of the 16th century, at which time it was termed chá. In 1750, tea experts traveled from China to the Azores Islands, and planted tea, along with jasmines and mallows, to give the tea aroma and distinction. Both green tea and black tea continue to grow in the islands, that are the main supplier to continental Portugal. Catherine of Braganza, wife of Charles II, took the tea habit to Great Britain around 1660, but it was not until the 19th century Britain that tea became as widely consumed as it is today. - also from wiki

Coffee was much more widely consumed in Europe before tea was - an interesting history of which you'll find in "A History of the World in 6 Glasses"

As for your substitution, that entirely depends on your stamina.

[5thHorseman]

You said came before tea, it didnt, 1000 years out, when it was important is irrelevent, the Chinese were drinking it before euro's were drinking coffee.

My stamina may fail me, my tongue will not....

[frankiej]

God bless the Chinese