squatum n [phonetics unavailable]. Cp SQUAT 'squeeze.' A drink or home-brewed wine made from the juice of crushed berries.
1964 Evening Telegram 24 Dec, p. 29 '[Christmas] really started the end of August when we picked the whorts for squatum,' says he. 'Squatum,' sez I, 'what's that?' 'Oh shucks,' sez the skipper, 'whort wine or what you now call blueberry wine. It was called that because the woman had to squat up the berries with a potato masher,' sez he. T 222-66 Before going to bed they would want some refreshment, and a nice drink of squattum would be in order. That is a drink made of partridge berries. You would need lots of sugar in it because it would be bitter as the varge. Q 67-49 ~ blueberry wine. P 81-70 He was going to see his brother to get a bit of squatum. This meant he was going to get some partridge berry drink. He did not know what else was added but he did not think it was without a bit of liquor.
