Wassail cup

a cup from which wassail was drunk.

- J. Fletcher.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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Another unusual tradition which Rosie uncovered is the 'wassail cup'.

Do you remember any of these Ye Olde Christmas traditions? As we gather around the Christmas tree, Beamish Museum recalls the festive traditions of mining villages in years gone by; As we gather around the Christmas tree, Beamish Museum recalls the festive traditions of mining villages in years gone by

That developed into the Wassail cup being passed around everyone in the household as a toast, which is where our modern practice of drinking a toast comes from.

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Proprietor Walter Staib likes to tell how it took an act of the US Congress to open his colonial era labor of love, Philadelphia's City Tavern; for most operators, convincing them to list Champagne Shrub and Wassail Cup on their beverage menu might take an order from the US Supreme Court.