aleberry

aleberry
A beverage made by boiling ale with spice and sugar and sops of bread.

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  • 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 drank hot.Aleberry was often used as a domestic remedy for a cold.References*Grocers *1728 …   Wikipedia

  • Aleberry — Ale ber ry, n. [OE. alebery, alebrey; ale + bre broth, fr. AS. br[=i]w pottage.] A beverage, formerly made by boiling ale with spice, sugar, and sops of bread. [1913 Webster] Their aleberries, caudles, possets. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • aleberry — …   Useful english dictionary

  • breadberry — noun A sort of aleberry made with water instead of ale, formerly given to invalids …   Wiktionary

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