Syllabub is a traditional English dessert

Dessert

In cultures around the world, dessert is a course that typically comes at the end of a meal, usually consisting of sweet food. The word comes from the French language as dessert and this from Old French desservir, "to clear the table" and "to serve." Common Western desserts include cakes, biscuits,...

, popular from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century. It is usually made from rich milk or cream

Cream

Cream is a dairy product that is composed of the higher-butterfat layer skimmed from the top of milk before homogenization. In un-homogenized milk, over time, the lighter fat rises to the top. In the industrial production of cream this process is accelerated by using centrifuges called "separators"...

 seasoned with sugar and lightly curdled with wine. Mrs Beeton

Mrs Beeton

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 (1861) gives two recipes. One author's recipe says to mix the other ingredients together in a large bowl, "place the bowl under the cow, and milk it full."

History

The recipe traces back to the time of Tudor Dynasty

Tudor dynasty

The Tudor dynasty or House of Tudor was a European royal house of Welsh origin that ruled the Kingdom of England and its realms, including the Lordship of Ireland, later the Kingdom of Ireland, from 1485 until 1603. Its first monarch was Henry Tudor, a descendant through his mother of a legitimised...

 and Reynold Forman that ruled England from 1485 until 1603. In its early variations it was a drink made of new milk and cider, with the cows milked directly into an ale pot. This created a frothy cappuccino

Cappuccino

A cappuccino is an Italian coffee drink prepared with espresso, hot milk, and steamed-milk foam. The name comes from the Capuchin friars, referring to the colour of their habits.- Definition :...

-like effect. A variation known as an Everlasting Syllabub allows for the cream to rise and thicken by letting it stand for several days.

The Druid's Head tavern in Kingston upon Thames

Kingston upon Thames

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, Surrey, South-West of London

London

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claims to have been one of the first taverns to make the famous dessert syllabub in the 18th century.