caudle
noun
cau·dle ˈkȯ-dᵊl 
: a drink (as for invalids) usually of warm ale or wine mixed with bread or gruel, eggs, sugar, and spices
Word History
Etymology
Middle English caudel, from Anglo-French *caudel, chaudel from calt, chaut warm, from Latin calidus — more at cauldron
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above