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The Wassail Bowl dates back to 13th century England, when the lord of the manor would play host to his tenants during the celebration of the Twelve Days of Christmas.
The dependents living on his land would be invited to the manor house, where the master would drink to their health from a bowl of spiced ale, containing apples roasted to the point of bursting. Then his tenants would drink.
The pulp of the apples bursting through the skin gave an appearance of lamb’s wool, and the spiced ale was so called. The words of the toast were “Wassail,” which meant “to your health,” and the reply was “drink hail.”
This medieval symbol of hospitality was revived in England and in
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