Caudle
CAUDLE (through the O. Fr. caudel, from the Med. Lat. caldellum, a diminutive of caldum, a warm drink, from calidus, hot), a drink of warm gruel, mixed with spice and wine, formerly given to women in childbed.
Note - this article incorporates content from Encyclopaedia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, (1910-1911)
