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This is the Mendo Maté Major Version 1.1_Alpha aggregate feed. The completion of this version is ticked for June 1st 2012. This feed could serve as a road map of sorts as well.

1767 - Expulsion Of The Jesuits

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1767 - The expulsion of the Jesuits from the Spanish colonies in 1767 ended the cultivation of yerba maté on the mission plantations. When they were expelled from all Spanish dominions their missions on the Parana-Paraguay were abandoned. This caused huge changes in yerba maté production, as the missions were transferred into royal and private hands. Massive exploitation and slavery of the local Guarani population proceeded.

1514 - Spanish Conquistadors In Argentina

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1514 - The knowledge of yerba maté goes back to the beginning of the indigenous Guarani people. When the Spanish conquistadors came to Argentina in 1514, they found this indigenous group using yerba maté for food, drink, and medicine. Yerba maté is nutritious, but for the Guarani people it also played a social role. It was used as part a of their culture and as a currency of exchange with other pre-Hispanic cultures including the Incas and many indigenous groups in the northern Amazon basin.

Historical Timeline Of Yerba Maté Tea

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Yerba Maté has a long and traditional history steeped in legend and story telling. We have collected key dates and documented the plant throughout the years from verbal oral traditions all the way up until today.

Due to the traditional method of sharing the gourd or maté as in Argentina it is easy to see how an oral story telling history would develop behind this powerful stimulant.

History Of Yerba Maté

The history of yerba maté is well documented starting from verbal historian's in many of the S. Eastern indigenous tribes in South America. Many of these tribes have been consuming wild organic yerba maté for 1000's of years according to Guarani Tribe verbal tradition's. According to the Guarani Tribe

History Of A Yerba Maté Tea Co. In 1900

This book was dicovered by our Mendo Maté Research team deep in the archives of the Internet. We have republished it here for people to get a sense of history about yerba maté in the United States and Canada. It is important to note the time frame of this book at the turn of the century. Lastly we are conducting further research as to what happened to the Yerba Maté Tea Co. of Pennsylvania.

Explaining the acute é as in Maté

In the English language as in most languages we have developed symbols to denote the pronunciation of letters in words that are not pronounced with the same rules of grammar as in the given language. The purpose of this is to extenuate the sound of a letter that has been changed by the transition of the given word across countries or continents.

Examples of this are all around us in the United States and throughout the English language. In our case the elephant in the room is the word "Maté". In normal English grammar this word would mean the following.

Sharing Yerba Maté

Sharing Yerba Maté

Yerba Maté is more than just good for the body; it's good for the soul. Drinking it can be a form of meditation or reflection - allowing the goodness to infuse into the body while stimulating and resting the mind. But this wholeness does not always happen alone.

How To Cure The Traditional Maté Gourd

How to cure the Maté gourd.

  1. The Maté Gourd infusion must be prepared using a cured gourd. The curing process for the traditional gourd is a one to two week process. The Gourds are divided in two categories: curable and incurable. Incurable gourds are those made of non-porous Matterials (glass, metal, china, etc.). They are a great clean way to use Mendo Maté Yerba Maté because they can be washed, and, therefore, are able to provide a different experience.

Another Traditional Technique

There are many different techniques to prepare Yerba, here is another traditional method technique.

Cooking With Stimulants

Creating new dishes and drinks with stimulants is fun for anyone that enjoys cooking and being in the kitchen. Stimulants are fun in 2 aspects, creating the method and then trying your creation. Here we talk about some known and unknown receipts with stimulants such as organic coffee, organic yerba maté, organic teas, organic guayusa and many other stimulant based plants that offer a wide range of tastes, energy levels and nutritional value.
 

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