POSSET OF BARLEY.— Boil
% lb. of French barley in 3 pints of
milk ; boil it till it is done enough ; then
put in a pint of cream, some mace and
cinnamon; sweeten with loaf sugar,
and when it is just warm, pour in a pint
of sherty wine✪ Posset of Barley and froth it up. A less
quantity may be made.
POSSET of Ale, or Beer.
Take % pint of milk ; put it on the fire
till it just boils ; pour it on cut bread in
a basin ; then just boil \ pint of beer,
and pour into the milk and bread.
Sweeten and season as you like.✪ Posset of Ale, or Beer
POSSET, Cold.— Take J pint
each of cream and white wine ; the juice
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of half a lemon, and the rind grated
into it. Sweeten the cream and wine✪ Posset, Cold ;
put the latter into a basin, and pour the
cream or milk into it, and stir well.
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Presented as published in 1902. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
AI-modernized reading of the original text
POSSET OF BARLEY.— Boil % lb. of French barley in 3 pints of milk ; boil it till it is done enough ; then put in a pint of cream, some mace and cinnamon; sweeten with loaf sugar, and when it is just warm, pour in a pint of sherty wine and froth it up. A less quantity may be made.
POSSET of Ale, or Beer.
Take % pint of milk ; put it on the fire till it just boils ; pour it on cut bread in a basin ; then just boil \ pint of beer, and pour into the milk and bread. Sweeten and season as you like.
POSSET, Cold.— Take J pint each of cream and white wine ; the juice
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of half a lemon, and the rind grated into it. Sweeten the cream and wine ; put the latter into a basin, and pour the cream or milk into it, and stir well.
POSTAGE. — From all parts of the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man, if prepaid, Is as follows :
Not above 2 oz ljd.
Above 2 oz., but not above 4 oz. 2d. and so on at the rate of 1d. for every 2 oz. Double postage if posted unpaid on delivery. No letter may exceed 24x12x12 in. The rates of postage in the Irish Free State differ from those in force in this country.
Inland Post Office Orders. -
For sums not exceeding £3 .. 4d.
Above £i but under £10 .. $d.
.. £10 „ „ £20 .. 8d.
,, £20 „ „ £30 .. lOd.
&0 .. £40 .. Is. Od.
Post Cards. — Inland Id. They are sold, bearing a penny impressed stamp, in packets at 10 lor lid. They can also be had in smaller numbers or singly. Reply cards (2d.) are also sold. Letter-cards are sold at 10 for Is. 6d. ; smaller numbers in proportion. Foreign post cards, ljd.; reply, 3d.
Book Post. — The prepaid postage for a packet of Books, paper, printed matter, manuscript, circulars, photographs, including binding and mounting, is ½d. for every 2 oz. or fraction thereof up to 2 lbs. (maximum) ; prepaid by adhesive stamps, or stamped wrapper. The Packet not to contain anything sealed against inspection, but to be open at each end, and must have no written communication of the nature of a letter. No Packet to exceed 2 feet in length, or 1 foot in width or depth.
Beyond the weight of 2 oz. there is no distinction between letters, samples, and books. All go at the rate of 1½d. for not exceeding 2 oz. and ½d. for every additional 2 oz.
Registration of Letters, etc. — The fee, in addition to the ordinary postage, is threepence for a letter, newspaper, book, or other packet to any place within the United Kingdom or the Colonies ; to be prepaid by stamps. Letters containing coins or jewels, not registered, will be charged double the Registration fee.
Post Office Savings Banks. —
Savings Banks are established at all Poet Offices, where sums of not less than one shilling may at any time be deposited. Not more than £500 will be received In any one year. Interest is paid at the rate of sixpence per £ per annum.
Newspapers. — Inland, Id. stamp
each copy (not exceeding 6 oz.) For every additional 6 oz, up to 2 lb. (per copy), Jd.
Parcel Post. — Parcels, not exceeding 11 lbs. In weight, 3 ft. 6 in. In length, or 6 ft. in length and girth combined, are received at any Post Office for transmission between places in the United Kingdom as follows : —
For a parcel not above 2 lbs. in weight 6d. Not exeeding 5 lbs 9d.
»* I, 8 ,, • • It. Od.
H ,, 11 ,, a a a a Is. 3d.
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