Winter Wassail

Winter Wassail

sobota, 15 lutego 2014

Winter Wassail

Time: 27 mins

Ingredients

• 1 gallon apple cider
• 1 tablespoon whole cloves
• 1 tablespoon whole allspice
• 4 cinnamon sticks, 2-inch long
• 1/2 teaspoon mace
• 1/4 teaspoon powdered ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 pint gin (optional) or 1 pint vodka, this is (optional)
• 2 lemons, sliced thin, seeds removed
• 3 oranges, sliced thin, seeds removed

Directions

• 1 Pour cider into large kettle, add spices and salt. Bring to a hard boil, reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes
• 2 Remove from stove, add sugar to taste, if needed.
• 3 Cool. Strain wassail. Keep in a cool place till ready to use, but it is not necessary to refrigerate.
• 4 To prepare a wassail bowl: Use a heavy china bowl, a crock pot or a punch bowl.
• 5 Heat it over a large kettle of boiling water. Add lemon and orange slices.
• 6 When warm, add gin or vodka and let it heat, but do not boil or spirits will evaporate. Remove from heat.
• 7 Pour in the boiling wassail. If possible keep the bowl hot over a candle or alcohol burner. Ladle into punch cups and serve.