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Sack

The term sack is a corruption of "sec," signifying dry, and was applied in old times to wines made from half-dried grapes. The sack of Shakespeare's day is supposed to have been what we now call sherry. Sack posset was a beverage highly esteemed three or four hundred years ago, and as some of our readers may like to taste it, we give below a few recipes for its manufacture.