noun
- plural of posset: a hot drink made from milk curdled with wine or ale, often sweetened and spiced
Usage: historical; British
Examples
- The tavern served warm possets to travelers on cold winter nights.
- Medieval recipes for possets often included honey and nutmeg.
- She prepared possets using her grandmother’s traditional recipe.
- The cookbook contained several variations of possets from different regions.
- Hot possets were considered both nourishing and medicinal in earlier times.