posset

American  

[pos-it] / ˈpɒs ɪt /

noun

1. a drink made of hot milk curdled with ale, wine, or the like, often sweetened and spiced.

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posset British  

/ ˈpɒsɪt /

noun

1. a drink of hot milk curdled with ale, beer, etc, flavoured with spices, formerly used as a remedy for colds

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Etymology

Origin of posset

1400–50; late Middle English poshote, possot < ?

Example Sentences

"Lots of babies cry, or they posset, or they get a little minor rash or something," said Michael Perkin, a pediatric allergist based in the U.K.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2023

I have, however, discovered lemon posset, so easy to make even I can do it, and like a lovely tart lemon custard.

From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2018

Far more appetizing is a lemon posset, for which you bring two cups of cream and a half cup of sugar to a low boil until it thickens, about 10 minutes.

From Washington Post • Jun. 13, 2017

By the 13th century, monks were known to drink a posset with eggs and figs.

From Time • Jul. 21, 2015

An army of servants clad in bright blue livery for the new king bore jugs of posset and poured spiced wine in pewter goblets stamped with the seal of Claudius.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein