I have a bit of a passion for all things old and have heard stories of and had romantic visions of men drinking Mead in big mugs and horns and warming up the brew by heating up a special dagger or the like in a fire then plunging it into the Meady mug. Was this true and what exactly was used?
were there really Mead sticks?
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I've been looking for the article I read years ago that there's a special metal ball used to heat drinks like Hot Toddies but I can't find it. I'm pretty sure however, that in the past, using a knife or spoon that had been place in the fire was a quick way of heating or re-heating whatever beverage you were drinking. So much so, that some enterprising blacksmith started making a utensil specifically for that task that had more bulk and therefore held more heat. There's another thread around here somewhere.
Here found something with a hint of what it is. It just opens the door for more research, however. http://www.cocktailians.com/2009/03/red-hot-poker.html
