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posset

noun

pos·​set ˈpä-sət How to pronounce posset (audio)
: a hot drink of sweetened and spiced milk curdled with ale or wine

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web For dessert, diners can indulge in a warm chocolate tart or lemon posset with milk ice cream and rhubarb, among other offerings. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 June 2022 American eggnog is closely related to English posset and Scottish Auld Man's Milk (to be drunk on New Year's Day after a night of revelry). Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 22 Dec. 2021 Teapot-like drinking vessels for posset enabled people to drink the liquid before eating the curds with a spoon after. Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Aug. 2021 Hints of sherbet, marshmallow, lemon posset (a kind of lemon custard), mango, creamed peaches and ripe orange lead on to a composed and approachable palate that has good complexity. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 6 June 2021 The story of eggnog can be traced back to English colonists, who transformed a hot British drink called posset (a mixture of eggs, milk, and ale or wine) by adding rum and bourbon—the spirits of the New World. Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2020 Some of other dishes scattered throughout the service will be snacks like dashi popcorn and dessert like lemon posset. Justin Phillips, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Apr. 2018 And Ms. Billups has transformed the desserts: lemon-thyme posset with shortbread, apple brown-sugar cheesecake with apple cider caramel and a dusting of brown butter sugar. Steve Reddicliffe, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English poshet, possot

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of posset was in the 15th century

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