SC - Mulling recipes
R. Trigg
rtrigg at hoflink.com
Sun Jun 21 10:45:43 PDT 1998
Balano1 at aol.com said in Re: SC - Mulling recipes at Jun/18/1998, Thu
22:04:29.
> In a message dated 98-06-18 02:05:05 EDT, you write:
>
> > If it helps, I seem to recall seeing in a museum somewhere what
> > was called a mulling iron. Was an iron cylender about 2 or 3
> > inches in diameter about 3 or 4 inches long, with a long, slender
> > iron handle about half inch in diameter with wooden hand grip.
> > Apparently the thing was kept in the fire, and then dipped in a
> > mug of wine or whatever immediately prior to serving. Don't
> > recall what period it was tho, sorry.
> >
> They are still used in Europe, particularly in England to heat beer served
> in
> the pubs.
? Do you mean they are used to mull the beer? I ask because when I was in
college all too many years ago, I spent some time in England and contrary
to popular belief, their beer is *not* (automatically) served warm. Even
the country pubs had chilled beer.
Looking forward to your answer,
Gospozha Nostas'ia Stepanova
Barony of Ponte Alto, Atlantia
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