Yuletide Favorite – Wassail (wine recipe)


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Wassail

(wine recipe)

 

1/2 lb. honey

2 pints red wine

1 pint water

Juice of 2 oranges

Juice of 1 lemon

Cinnamon stick

4 cloves

1 very small piece ginger root

1 handful of raisins

Method

Boil the water with the spices. Add the honey and raisins and stir until dissolved.　 Simmer for 5 minutes. Add the fruit juice. Remove from the heat and add the wine. Pour into a stew pot or deep casserole dish with a lid. Place in a low oven at 140oC/275oF/gas mark 1 for 40 minutes. Do not remove the lid whilst the wassail is in the oven, or the alcohol will evaporate. Serve hot.

–Anna Franklin, Yule (The Eight Sabbats)