Aleberry
Aleberry is a beverage made by boiling ale with spice (such as nutmeg), sugar and bread-sops, the last commonly toasted. It is sweetened, strained, and drunk hot.
The word is "a corruption of ale-bree ... bree (Anglo-Saxon brin, broth)."[1]
Aleberry was often used as a domestic remedy for a cold.
See also
- Lamb's wool, a similar drink made with roasted apple [2]
- Posset, a hot drink of milk curdled with wine or ale
- List of hot beverages
References
- ^ "Aleberry". Brewer, E. Cobham. Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. Bartleby.com. 1898. Retrieved 2014-10-26.
- ^ Fairall, Doug (2013-12-12). "Drink Warm Beer On Purpose This Holiday Season (Recipe)". New Times Broward-Palm Beach. Retrieved 2014-10-26.
External links
- Fairall, Doug (2013-12-12). "Drink Warm Beer On Purpose This Holiday Season (Recipe)". New Times Broward-Palm Beach. Retrieved 2014-10-26.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Ward, Artemas (1911). "The Grocer's Encyclopedia". The Grocer's Encyclopedia.- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chambers, Ephraim, ed. (1728). Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (1st ed.). James and John Knapton, et al.
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