Show idaho coffee pea when alfalfa was developed as a western crop the farmers reaped a blessing bat irom a correspondence in the st louis alobe democrat it seems that an equally valuable plant has been discovered in a wild plant in idaho known as the coffee pea it has been domesticated by charles E Pennock of bellevue larmier county who now raises it in large quantities to feed to stock its nutritious qualities ars far superior to peas or corn and has produced most excellent results in the fattening of piga and for dairying purposes it produces about a hundred bushels to the acre and requires no irrigation As a substitute for coffee it is rich and nutritious having a richer and better flavor than ordinary coffee it can be used freely by invalids and children with known beneficial effects it is nourishing but has none of the stimulating qualities of the coffee of commerce many old coffeo drinkers prefer it to eio or java and many cannot tell the difference it is parched and ground like other coffee a third less being used set tied with an egg with cream and sugar it makes a delicious drink |