Aleberry

Aleberry is a beverage made by boiling ale with spice (such as nutmeg), sugar and bread-sops, the last commonly toasted. It is sweetened, strained, and drunk hot. The word is "a corruption of ale-bree ... bree (Anglo-Saxon brin, broth)."{{Cite web

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| work = Brewer, E. Cobham. Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. Bartleby.com

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| date = 1898

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Aleberry was often used as a domestic remedy for a cold.

William Salmon gives a recipe for aleberry in his The family dictionary, or, Houshold companion, published 1695:{{cite book |last1=Salmon |first1=William |title=The family dictionary, or, Houshold companion |date=1695 |publisher=London: Printed for H. Rhodes | url=https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo2/A45501.0001.001/1:4?rgn=div1;view=fulltext}}

: Aleberry: Boil Ale or Beer a Quart, scum it well, put in slices of fine Manchet, and blades of large Mace, boil it well, and put in some Sugar, with a sprig or two of Rosemary; strain it and drink it hot. It is not only Strengthening, but very good against Colds and Rheums.