Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
SILLABUB
syllabub, sillabub
(noun) sweetened cream beaten with wine or liquor
syllabub, sillabub
(noun) spiced hot milk with rum or wine
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
sillabub (plural sillabubs)
Alternative spelling of syllabub
Source: Wiktionary
Sil"la*bub, n. Etym: [Cf. sile to strain, and bub liquor, also Prov. E. sillibauk.]
Definition: A dish made by mixing wine or cider with milk, and thus forming a soft curd; also, sweetened cream, flavored with wine and beaten to a stiff froth. [Written also syllabub.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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