Mar 25, 2022
Nineteen Of The Gang
Illegal arrest, county epithets, an early morning pick-me-up and a perfect put down to those who blow their own trumpet - 19th century #slang
Early purl was a drink made up of hot beer and gin and was the perfect pick-me-up for a cold morning. It sounds intriguing and its delights and efficacy was enshrined in the following piece of doggerel: “I’m damned if I think/ there’s another such drink/ as good early purl”. Perhaps it was a favourite of those whose accommodation was without eatings, a term used to describe what we would now know…
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