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How to grow coffee at home

December 6, 2012 2:05 PM By JESSICA DAMIANO jessica.damiano@newsday.com

A 40-year-old coffee plant growing in reader Barbara

Photo credit: Handout | A 40-year-old coffee plant growing in reader Barbara Timmerman's Port Jefferson Station home.

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DEAR JESSICA: I have two 40-year-old coffee bean plants. Over the past several years I have been getting a few beans on each plant. This year, one of the plants has a wealth of beans. I would like to know how to process them to make a cup of coffee. --Barbara Timmerman, Port Jefferson Station

DEAR BARBARA: Coffee (coffea) is a tropical plant with dark glossy leaves and fragrant white flowers....

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