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hippocras

(hĭp′ə-krăs′)
n.
A cordial made from wine and flavored with spices, formerly used as a medicine.
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After pausing to watch mermaids swim in the fountain --which gushed with wine, water and hypocras during the entry--and observe actors dressed as "homines sauvages" ("wild men") at play in a mock village, Henry was led along to the Trinity, where he saw a still performance of the nativity of Jesus.
Ceremony and conflict in fifteenth-century France: Lancastrian ceremonial entries into French towns, 1415-1431
The King's favourite wines appear to have been 'Canaree' and 'Hypocras', which he both drank himself and gave away to friends.
Charlie and the chocolate inventory: Alison Barnes has unearthed a transcription of the Privy Purse Accounts of Charles II that fills the gap for 1666, for which year the originals are now lost. They offer a fascinating glimpse of how the King liked to spend his time and his money
Sample tasty sweetmeats like prune suckets (prunes soaked in red wine and spices) and gingered bread and marzipan prepared by cooks in the working Tudor kitchen accompanied by a drop of warm hypocras (mulled wine).
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