"Soft" Mead

Name: "Soft" Mead
Ingredients: 4 cups Spring! Water; 1 cup honey; 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg; 1/2 teaspoon ginger; 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon; 1 lemon sliced; 1 Orange sliced; 1/2 packet strawberry frozen, or experiment with other fruits

8 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

4 cups Spring! Water
1 cup honey
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 lemon sliced
1 Orange sliced
1/2 packet strawberry frozen, or experiment with other fruits

Directions

1

Bring water, honey, nutmeg, ginger, and cinnamon to a boil in a medium-sized saucepan.
2

Stir until honey is dissolved; heaviness at bottom of pan will disappear.
3

Use a wooden spoon to skim off the film that rises until surface is clear.
4

Add lemon and orange slices, squeezing as they are placed in the water (add frozen strawberries now too - let cook for about 5 - 10 mins and then mash the strawberries to expel the juices).
5

Cool completely; strain. Pour into bottle and store in refrigerator.