White Wine Wassail

Name: White Wine Wassail
Ingredients: 8 cups water; 2 (12 ounce) cans frozen apple juice concentrate, thawed; 1 (12 ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed; 1 (11 1/2 ounce) can apricot nectar; 1 (6 ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed; 1/2 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed; 15 whole cloves; 6 cinnamon sticks (3-inch); 3 cups good sweet white wine (a Riesling is nice); apple, slices (for garnish) (optional); cheesecloth (optional); kitchen twine (optional)

12 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

8 cups water
2 (12 ounce) cans frozen apple juice concentrate, thawed
1 (12 ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
1 (11 1/2 ounce) can apricot nectar
1 (6 ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
1/2 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
15 whole cloves
6 cinnamon sticks (3-inch)
3 cups good sweet white wine (a Riesling is nice)
apple, slices (for garnish) (optional)
cheesecloth (optional)
kitchen twine (optional)

Directions

1

In a large pot, place water, apple juice concentrate, orange juice concentrate, apricot nectar, lemonade concentrate, and brown sugar.
2

Tie cloves in a small piece of cheesecloth and secure with kitchen twine and drop in the pot, leaving a piece of twine where you can fish it out or place them in a large tea ball (this prevents you from having to strain the wassail later).
3

Tie cinnamon sticks together with some kitchen twine, leaving some of the twine where you can fish it out.
4

Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer for 25-30 minutes, uncovered, stirring occasionally.
5

Remove cloves and cinnamon from wassail.
6

Add wine to wassail, and stir gently.
7

Garnish with apple slices, if desired.
8

Keep warm and serve from pot or you may decide to serve from the warm setting on a crockpot.