They cut a square trench in the ground, leaving the turf in the middle; on that they make a fire of wood, on which they dress a large caudle of eggs, butter, oatmeal, and milk, and bring, besides the ingredients of the caudle, plenty of beer and whisky... The Gentleman's Magazine - Page 2141826Full view - About this book
| Thomas Rudge - Gloucestershire (England) - 1803 - 432 pages
...it dress a large caudle of eggs, butter, oatmeal, and milk ; besides which ingredients, they bring plenty of beer* and whisky, for each of the company must contribute something. The rite begins with spilling some of the caudle on the ground, by way of libation ; on that every one... | |
| Great Britain - 1804 - 444 pages
...Beltein, a rural sacrifice. They cut a square trench in the ground, leaving the turf in the middle ; on that they make a fire of wood, on which they dress...the ingredients of the caudle, plenty of beer and whiskey ; for each of the company must contribute something. The rites begin with spilling some of... | |
| 1809 - 672 pages
...Bet-lcin, n rural sacrifice. They cut a square trench on the ground, leaving the tutf in the middle ; on that they make a fire of wood, on which they dress a large candle of eggs, butter, oatmeal, and milk, and brinr, besides the ingredients of the CJudle, plenty... | |
| John Brand - Great Britain - 1810 - 508 pages
...Beltein, a rural Sacrifice: They cut a square Trench in the Ground, leaving the Turf in the Middle; on that they make a Fire of Wood, on which they dress...the Ingredients of the Caudle, Plenty of Beer and Whiskey ; for each of the Company must contribute something. The Rites begin with spilling some of... | |
| John Brand - Christian antiquities - 1810 - 510 pages
...Beltein, a rural Sacrifice: They cut a square Trench in the Ground, leaving the Turf in the Middle ; on that they make a Fire of Wood, on which they dress...the Ingredients of the Caudle, Plenty of Beer and Whiskey ; for each of the Company must contribute something. The Rites begin with spilling some of... | |
| Chapbooks, Scottish - 154 pages
...fire of wood, on which they dressed a large caudle of eggs, butter, oatmeal, and milk; and brought, besides the ingredients of the caudle, plenty of beer and whisky; for each of the company contributed something. The rites began with spilling some of .the caudle on the ground, by way of libation:... | |
| 1814 - 580 pages
...htUein, a rural sacri6ce: they cut a square trench in the ground, leaving the turf in the middle; on that they make a fire of wood, on which they dress a large caudle of eggs, butter, oat meal and milk, and bring hesides the ingredients of the caudle, plenty of heer and whiskey; for... | |
| Joseph Train - 1814 - 234 pages
...that they make a fire, on which they make a large caudle of eggs, butter, oatmeal, and milk ready. The rites begin with spilling some of the caudle on the ground ; then every one takes a cake, upon which are raised nine square knobs ; each dedicated to some particular... | |
| 1818 - 502 pages
...hold their Beltein : they cut a square trench in the ground, leaving the turf in the i,,iddle ; on that they make a fire of wood, on which they dress...spilling some of the caudle on the ground, by way oflibation ; on that every one takes a cake of oatmeal, upon which are raised nine square knobs, each... | |
| William Cowherd - 1818 - 728 pages
...wood, en which -they dress a large caudle of «firs, butter, oatmeal and milk. — The rites hegin with spilling some of the caudle on the ground, by way of libation ; they end in a feast on the caudle. See PINKERTON'S Voy. and Trav'. part ix. p. 49. But there is not... | |
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