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Horlicks – the name of a malted milk hot drink and company. In 1883, U.S. patent 278,967 was granted to William Horlick for the first malted milk drink mixing powder prepared with hot water; Milo – a chocolate and malt powder which is mixed with hot or cold water or milk to produce a beverage popular in many parts of the world
Drinks before dinner became a custom towards the end of the 19th century. As this new fashion caught on, the British took inspiration from the French to begin serving hors d'oeuvres before dinner. [27] A cocktail party is considered a small gathering with mixed drinks and light snacks. [28]
The French generally drink hot tea at breakfast or in the afternoon. During the Restoration period, upper-class Frenchmen had lunch around 11 a.m. and dinner at 6 p.m., and tea was then taken around 11 p.m. with light pastries, usually after the theater. [32]
Traditionally, a grole is used to serve a hot drink (sometimes called café de l'amitié – i.e. "coffee of friendship"), comprising a base of black coffee to which are added a variety of liquors. The liquors added depend on whatever is on offer from the cafe or restaurant serving it.
The drink is consumed cold and considered a refreshment for hot days. Ice cubes can be added (after the water, to avoid crystallization of the anethole in the pastis). Many pastis drinkers decline to add ice, preferring to drink the beverage with cool spring water.
The word caudle came into Middle English via the Old North French word caudel, ultimately derived from Latin caldus, "warm". [2] According to the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, the word derived from Medieval Latin caldellum, a diminutive of caldum, a warm drink, from calidus, hot. [3]
Saloop was a hot drink that was popular in England in the 18th and 19th centuries. Initially, it was made from salep, mostly from Smyrna. [11] Later, the roots and leaves of the North American sassafras tree were the key ingredient. This plant thickened the drink and also had a stimulating quality. [12] [13]
French alcoholic drinks (5 C, 7 P) Pages in category "French drinks" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent ...