At Cecil's in Burnet, we love to have a cup of Joe and visit with our customers. We also like to ask questions like - What is a Monroney Sticker? (see the answer on our Facebook page) Or, why is it called a cup of Joe? We tried to find the answer.
Josephus Daniels (1862-1948) was appointed Secretary of the U.S. Navy by President Woodrow Wilson in 1913. Among his numerous reforms of the Navy was the abolition of the officers' wine mess. From that time on, the strongest drink aboard navy ships was coffee and over the years, a cup of coffee became known as "a cup of Joe."
This, however, is just one theory for the name. According to Snopes.com, a website that tries to distinguish rumor from reality, there's not a real conclusion on how the name came about.
http://www.snopes.com/language/eponyms/cupofjoe.asp
Come have a cup of Joe with us!
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