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nutmeg
into
it
;
sweeten
it
to
your
taste,
and
it
is
fit
for
use.
PEPPER
POSSET.
The
more
to
promote
perspiration,
whole
pepper
is
sometimes
boiled
in
the
Whey,
but
all-spice
is
far
preferable.
A
Pepper
Posset
was
known
to
the
learned
and
ingenious
John
Dryden,
as
will
appear
by
the
following
lines
written
by
him
A
sparing
diet
did
her
health
assure
;
Or
sick,
a
pepper
posset
was
her
cure
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CIDER
POSSET.
Pound
the
peeling
of
a
lemon
in
a
mortar,
pour
on
it
one
quart
of
fresh
drawn
cider
sweeten
it
with
double-refined
sugar,
add one
gill
of
brandy,
and
one
quart
of
milk
from
the
cow,
stir
it
well
together,
strain
it
through
a
fine
hair
sieve
or
a
flannel
bag,
then
grate
a
nutmeg
into
it,
and
it
is
fit
for
use.