Mead

Mead, a fermented liquor made from honey. The honey is mixed with water and fermented. Cottagers sometimes use the honey which remains in the combs after the usual processes of dropping and squeezing, for making mead, which is a thin and very brisk, but at the same time luscious beverage. Mead has been in use from very ancient times, and was known equally to the polished nations of southern Europe and the barbarous tribes of more northern regions. The Latin name is Hydromel.