posset
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pos·set
(pŏs'ĭt) 
n.
A spiced drink of hot sweetened milk curdled with wine or ale.
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A spiced drink of hot sweetened milk curdled with wine or ale.
[Middle English poshet, possot : perhaps Old French *posce (Latin pōsca, drink of vinegar and water , from potāre, to drink; see potable + Latin esca, food , from edere, to eat; see edible) + Middle English hot, hot; see hot.]
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Drink made from hot milk curdled with ale or wine, sometimes thickened with breadcrumbs and spiced. Formerly used as a remedy for colds; popular in the later Middle Ages.
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[POS-iht] In the Middle Ages this hearty hot drink was considered a remedy for colds. It consists of hot milk, wine or ale, sugar and spices. Some versions add beaten egg, making it even richer.
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- Mixed Drinks - posset: hot milk curdled with ale or wine, sweetened and spiced
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