Bosom Caresser.
Small tumbler, one wine-glassful of sherry, half a wine-glassful of brandy, the yolk of an egg, two teaspoonfuls of sugar, and two grains of cayenne pepper. Add ice, shake well, strain, and dust with nutmeg and cinnamon.
Colleen Bawn.
Small tumbler, one egg beaten with a teaspoonful of sugar, one-third of a wine-glassful of yellow chartreuse, and like quantities, respectively, of benedictine and rye whisky; shake well, strain, and dust with cinnamon, nutmeg, and pink sugar.
Although the word “Posset” suggests a bad cold in the head it may be noticed en route, with other potions. It is a medicated drink of some antiquity; for among the numerous English authors who in some way or other speak of it, the divine William has made one of his characters say: “We’ll have a posset . . . at the latter end of a sea-coal fire.”
And Sir John Suckling, who died in 1641, says in one of his poems:—
In came the bridesmaids with the posset. {172}
Dr. Johnson describes posset as milk curdled with wine and other acids; we may therefore infer that the preparation of sherry and curd which we call
White Wine Whey
is the Milk Posset of our ancestors.