Winter Wassail

Name: Winter Wassail
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

12 ingredients

7 steps

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.