There's even a suggestion a
Posset was used to get you over a cold or flu centuries back.
The
posset was lovely, barely set and full of zip, topped with a loose compote of strawberries.
Make the
posset. Bring the cream, milk and sugar to the boil and simmer for three minutes.
To finish, spoon a good helping of the strawberries on top of each
posset and serve with shortbread
PER
POSSET WITH 1 TBSP COMPOTE 970 kcals * protein 2g * carbs 58g * fat 81g * sat fat 50g * fibre none * sugar 58g * salt 0.1g
Lemon and lime
posset with blueberry sorbet and sable biscuits INGREDIENTS For the
posset 900ml double cream 250g sugar Juice and zest of 2 limes and 2 lemons METHOD Pour the cream and sugar into a pan and bring to the boil.
The Creamery has developed and launched three new cream based desserts; Strawberries & Cream, Lemon
Posset & Raspberry and Rhubarb & Custard.
Eggnog itself can be traced back to an old English drink called
posset. You can see the connection in the ingredients of a 17th-century recipe that lists "20 eggs, a `pottle' of good sweet cream, whole cinnamon, nutmeg and `sack' (known today as sherry)." Our forefathers used all of these ingredients for eggnog, but substituted Caribbean rum for sherry.
We were stuffed, but in the name of research, we shared a lemon and berry
posset, which was refreshing after such rich mains.
This is a tale of a city, Ljouwert, the capital of Friesland, already lying in obscene neglect and dying an ugly death when Sil
Posset begins his diary.
Many believe that nog is a descendent of a hot British drink called
posset, a mix of eggs, milk and wine or ale.
Their drink was an adaptation of a
Posset, a medicinal drink made by monks during the Middle Ages.
German-American scholar of historical theology
Posset describes the works of humanists who lived in monasteries around 1500, as distinct from other social groups within the humanist movement.
Among the group of scholars dealing with this question German-born Franz
Posset holds a prominent position.