The Smoking Bishop Poem by Mark Heathcote

The Smoking Bishop



Made with Seville oranges stuck with cloves
And slowly roasted drank and eaten with loaves
Grate in some nutmeg with a race of ginger
The rind of a lemon, it's heavenly, winter.
A famous drink, known as the Smoking Bishop,
It was once a popular, winter ticket.
In Victorian England at Christmas time
But nowadays it's-simply, called Mulled wine.

Served in bowls, shaped headgear resembling
A Bishops Mitre, warm and welcoming
Of course, recipes have now changed over time.
They'd use oranges a taste of Clementine.
It was then served in, medieval guildhalls,
Universities it's had lots of spin-offs
It appears in Dickens' A Christmas Carol
It was made with claret, drank by the barrel.

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