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  "textContent": "The Union Army's attempt at instant coffee during the Civil War came in tins containing a thick slurry of condensed milk and coffee concentrate that soldiers compared to \"axle grease.\"\n\nThe history of instant coffee is a story of failed attempts to make something soldiers and travelers would tolerate, recounted in Works in Progress. — Read the rest \n\nThe post Civil War soldiers called the first instant coffee \"axle grease\" appeared first on Boing Boing.",
  "title": "Civil War soldiers called the first instant coffee \"axle grease\""
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