Aleberry is a
beverage made by boiling
ale
Ale is a Type of beer, type of beer brewed using a Warm fermentation, warm fermentation method, resulting in a sweet, full-bodied and fruity taste. Historically, the term referred to a drink brewed without hops.
As with most beers, ale typicall ...
with spice (such as
nutmeg
Nutmeg is the seed or ground spice of several species of the genus ''Myristica''. ''Myristica fragrans'' (fragrant nutmeg or true nutmeg) is a dark-leaved evergreen tree cultivated for two spices derived from its fruit: nutmeg, from its seed, an ...
), sugar and
bread-sops, the last commonly toasted. It is sweetened, strained, and drunk hot.
The word is "a corruption of ale-bree ... bree (
Anglo-Saxon
The Anglo-Saxons were a Cultural identity, cultural group who inhabited England in the Early Middle Ages. They traced their origins to settlers who came to Britain from mainland Europe in the 5th century. However, the ethnogenesis of the Anglo- ...
brin, broth)."
Aleberry was often used as a domestic remedy for a
cold.
See also
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Lamb's wool, a similar drink made with roasted apple
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Posset, a hot drink of milk curdled with wine or ale
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List of hot beverages
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