Aleberry is a beverage made by boiling ale with spice (such as nutmeg), sugar and bread-sops, the last commonly toasted. It is sweetened, strained, and drunk hot. The word is "a corruption of ale-bree ... bree (Anglo-Saxon brin, broth)." Aleberry was often used as a domestic remedy for a cold. William Salmon gives a recipe for aleberry in his The family dictionary, or, Houshold [sic] companion, published 1695:
Aleberry: Boil Ale or Beer a Quart, scum it well, put in slices of fine Manchet, and blades of large Mace, boil it well, and put in some Sugar, with a sprig or two of Rosemary; strain it and drink it hot. It is not only Strengthening, but very good against Colds and Rheums.
See also
Lamb's wool, a similar drink made with roasted apple Posset, a hot drink of milk curdled with wine or ale List of hot beverages
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Ward, Artemas (1911). "The Grocer's Encyclopedia - Wikipedia". The Grocer's Encyclopedia. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chambers, Ephraim, ed. (1728). "Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences - Wikipedia". Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (1st ed.). James and John Knapton, et al.