Zarf Zarf A zarf (plural: zarfs, zuruuf, zarves) is a holder, usually of ornamental metal, for a coffee cup without a handle (demitasse or fincan). Although coffee was probably discovered in Ethiopia, it was in Turkey at around the thirteenth century that it became popular as a beverage. As with the serving of tea in China and Japan, the serving of coffee in Turkey was a complex, ritualized process. It was served in small cups without handles (known as "fincan"), which were placed in holders known as "zarf" (from the Arabic word ظرف "ẓarf", meaning "container, envelope") to protect the cup
A Cup of Coffee, a Sandwich and You Buchanan popularity in the United States. The song was licensed for use as a recurring motif in the Preston Sturges film "Christmas in July" (1940). It also appeared in the Jeanne Crain film "Margie" (1946). Carl Stalling would frequently use this song as backing music in Warner Bros. cartoons during scenes depicting hunger, cooking, or eating. Witch Hazel sings her own version of the tune, with altered lyrics, in "Broom-Stick Bunny". The song was also recorded by Roger Wolfe Kahn and His Orchestra on Victor Records. A Cup of Coffee, a Sandwich and You "A Cup of Coffee, a Sandwich