SC - Mulled Cider
Elysant at aol.com
Elysant at aol.com
Thu Sep 14 05:51:20 PDT 2000
In a message dated 09/14/2000 0:27:33 AM EST, serian at uswest.net writes:
<< hmmm, I wonder if it has a root with mill?
Serian >>
"Meal" (which is associated with "mull") is from the Latin "molere" to
grind, and the Greek "myle" to mill.
Searching the dictionary again, I found a verb-intransitive definition of
"mull" I had not seen previously. It says:
[Origin unknown]
First appeared 1618
To heat, sweeten and flavor (as wine or cider) with spices.
I'm guessing that this 1618 appearance of the word is the quote Elizabeth
detailed in her post.... :-)
Elysant
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