Posted on 01/02/2008 6:47:14 AM PST by VRWCmember
In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
syllabub • \SILL-uh-bub\ • noun
milk or cream that is curdled with an acid beverage (as wine or cider) and often sweetened and served as a drink or topping or thickened with gelatin and served as a dessert
Example sentence:
On special occasions, grandma would serve syllabub for dessert.
Did you know?
Syllabub's a concoction whose name has had almost as many variations as there are versions of how to make it: "solybubbe," "sullabub," "sullibib," "sellibub," "sallibube," "sillie bube," "sillybob" -- even "sillibucke" and "silly-bauk" in some dialects. There are theories about the word's origins, but no one knows for sure where the name came from. (There's no connection to "silly," as far as we know, though imbibing it might make one act that way.) We do know that both the name "syllabub" and the concoction itself go back to at least the 16th century. Today, we're more likely to encounter "syllabub" in a historical novel than on the menu at a local drinking spot, at least in the United States, but those fortunate enough to taste the drink/dessert often give it rave reviews.
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The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....
Review Threads:
Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!)
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate
Review Thread Four: Word For the Day, Friday 7/25/03: Potation
Review Thread Five: Word For the Day, Monday 8/19/03: Stolid
Review Thread Six: Word for the Day, Tuesday 11/09/2004: Peripatetic (Post #125 may be my best anagram post ever)
Perhaps I could just wear a flag pin?
-the comercial is worth a laugh. IF she thinks that comercial got her any votes.........I laughed myself silly.
I can assure you - going out is more boring than having your children home with you. Enjoy them while you have them close to you.
More like a threat. :)
syllabub is about on par with spotted dick........I don’t want EITHER!
“On her first day as a new teacher, Mary got all of her students drunk. She was so nervous that she thought she heard the principal tell her, “Be sure that each student receives a syllabub before you begin teaching—and I don’t mean a little, partial one.”
If you could smell it you would try it. It has a wonderful fragrance of lemon and vanilla. It’s served warm with warm custard sauce. The spots are golden raisins. Think a warm slice of raisin bread soaked in warm vanilla custard.
You scare me Ceej.......if you make it for me I will try it....otherwise I will pass.
I have a lasagna in the oven.......smells delish!
High visibilty camo is just a tad counterproductive.
Guess you don’t live in a hick town full of hunters......they live in orange and orange camo throughout hunting season.....keeps them alive.
If you freepmail me a real email, I'll send the recipe. It's not like haggis or anything with animal parts. Flour, sugar, lemon, shortening, raisins, eggs, cream and vanilla.
It has a faint suggestion of Dr. Seuss to it.
And yet . . .
The news media have been in the sellabubba market for several years now ...
(Too bad she is still ruining for office.)
Do you realize this is the first time I used bold print in a post, rather than italic?
A+++
E for effort!
LOL
The only bad thing about attending the game is missing all the other bowl games, so I don’t know how the other games went. We did watch the Hawaii/Georgia game last night and thought Georgia was incredible!
I can’t hep myself, Vastie. Really.
Young mothers who walk around the beach with their little ones have these really silla boobs. Couldn’t possibly be theirs; although I’m sure the silla boobs hubby paid for them.
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