One
UK pint (20 fluid ounces or 600ml
or two and a half US cups) milk
Half ounce (15g or 2 tablespoons)
medium oatmeal
Quarter teaspoon (15g) salt
2 teaspoons (10ml) clear honey
(Scottish heather honey if you
can!)
1 tablespoon (15ml) whisky (or
brandy, if you prefer)
Grated nutmeg or cinnamon sticks
to taste
method:
Add the oatmeal and salt to the milk in a saucepan and bring to the boil,
stirring continuously. Remove
from the heat allow to stand
for ten minutes.
Strain the liquid into a clean
saucepan, pressing the oatmeal
to extract as much liquid as
possible, discarding the oatmeal
at the end. Stir in the honey
and grated nutmeg plus the whisky
or brandy. Reheat until it is
almost boiling and serve immediately
in mugs. Instead of using nutmeg,
you can put a cinnamon stick
into each mug and stir the drink
in the mug with this between
sips.
observations:
A
"posset" is a hot drink of
milk with various additions as a remedy
for a cold. But whether you have a cold
or not, any drink with honey and whisky
has to go down well!
