Plural of caudle; multiple servings of the warm spiced drink made from wine, ale, eggs, and sugar.
Plural form of 'caudle', maintaining the original Old French-derived spelling. Households would prepare caudles in batches during winter months and for medicinal purposes.
Medieval households kept special 'caudle cups'—beautiful pottery or metal vessels—for serving these drinks, and finding one in an archaeology dig tells us so much about how people cared for each other during illness.
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