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missanthropist commented on the word cock ale
Take ten gallons of ale and a large cock, the older the better; parboil the cock, flay him, and stamp him in a stone mortar till his bones are broken; then put the cock into two quarts of sack, and put it to three pounds of raisins, some blades of mace and a few cloves; put all these into a canvas bag and a little before you find the ale has done working, put the ale and bag together into a vessel; in a week or nine days time, bottle it up... Give it the same time to ripen as other ale.
Robley Dunglison, Dictionary of Medical Science, 1844
February 4, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word cock ale
Usage (and other alcoholic drink names) on perry.
June 16, 2010