1899 The Mixicologist by C F Lawlor

THE MIXICOLOGIST.

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Olden Time Drinks. One of the favorite drinks in olden times was that called "Lamb's Wool," which derived its name from the 1st of November, a day dedicated to the angel pre siding over fruits and seeds,and termed ''La masubal," which has subsequently been corrupted into "lamb's wool." Recipe for Lamb's Wool. To one quart of strong hot ale add the pulp of six roasted apples, together with a small quantity ofgrated nutmeg and ginger, with a sufficient quantity of raw sugar to sweeten it; stir the mixture assiduously, and let it be served hot. Ofequal antiquity,and ofnearlythesame composition, is the Wassail Bowl, which in many parts of England is still partaken of on Christmas Eve,,and is alluded to by Shakspeare in his "Midsummer Night's Dream." In Jesus College,Oxfordjwe are told,it is drunk on the Festival of St. David, out ofa silver-gilt bowl holding ten gallons, which was presented to that College by Sr Watkin William Wynne, in 1732.