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When Coffee Became a Casualty of War The Confederate Coffee Crisis April 1861 marked the beginning of not just the Civil War but also a coffee crisis for the Confederacy when Union naval blockades severed access to imported goods For Southern soldiers and civilians the morning cup of coffee wasnt just a luxury it was a cherished ritual suddenly stripped away by war Desperate for something to fill their cups Southerners turned to creativity Newspapers across the South began printing recipes for c