1847 Oxford night caps (4th edition)

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Lambs Wool was anciently often met with in Ireland g , but is now rarely heard of in that country, having been entirely superseded by the more intoxicating liquor called Whiskey.

Recipe,

Mix the pulp of half a dozen roasted apples with some raw sugar, a grated nutmeg, and a small quantity of ginger. Add one quart of strong ale made moderately warm. Stir the whole well together, and, if sweet enough, it -is

fit for use.

is sometimes served up 'in a

This mixture

bowl, with sweet cakes floating in it.

g Brand's Popul. Antiq. i. 321.