Posset vs Syllabub - What's the difference?
posset | syllabub |
A beverage composed of hot milk curdled by some strong infusion, such as wine.
* Shakespeare
(obsolete) To curdle; to turn, as milk; to coagulate.
To treat with possets; to pamper.
* 1908 , Arnold Bennett, The Old Wives' Tale
A drink dating back to the 16th century in various forms, comprising 1 part sherry to 3 parts milk, with nutmeg and optionally brandy. Served topped with clotted cream and sugar, and sprinkled with cinnamon or more nutmeg. (Reference: Australian Colonial Cookery , Richard Daunton-Fear and Penelope Vigar, Rigby, 1977, ISBN 0-7270-0189-6, page 59.)
A 19th century dessert derived from the drink, comprising a wineglass of sherry, 1/2 pint of cream, 4 ounces of sugar, grated lemon rind, and sometimes gelatine to set firm. (Reference: ditto Australian Colonial Cookery .)
As nouns the difference between posset and syllabub
is that posset is a beverage composed of hot milk curdled by some strong infusion, such as wine while syllabub is a drink dating back to the 16th century in various forms, comprising 1 part sherry to 3 parts milk, with nutmeg and optionally brandy served topped with clotted cream and sugar, and sprinkled with cinnamon or more nutmeg (reference: australian colonial cookery , richard daunton-fear and penelope vigar, rigby, 1977, isbn 0-7270-0189-6, page 59).As a verb posset
is (obsolete) to curdle; to turn, as milk; to coagulate.posset
English
Noun
(en noun)- I have drugged their posset .
Verb
(en verb)- to posset the blood
- Nevertheless, as she laid him in bed and posseted him, how frail and fragile he looked!