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posset
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thumb|A glass of the modern lemon posset dessert, served with almond bread A posset (, historically also spelled possyt, possot, poshote or poshotte), was originally a popular hot drink made of milk curdled with wine or ale, often spiced, which was often used as a remedy. In the 18th century, it was reportedly only drunk in Sweden, Norway and England.
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thumb|A glass of the modern lemon posset dessert, served with almond bread A posset (, historically also spelled possyt, possot, poshote or poshotte), was originally a popular hot drink made of milk curdled with wine or ale, often spiced, which was often used as a remedy. In the 18th century, it was reportedly only drunk in Sweden, Norway and England.
The original drink became extinct and the name was revived in the 19th century and applied to a cream, sugar and citrus-based confection, which is consumed today as a cold set dessert nearly indistinguishable from syllabub.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “posset” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.