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 ⓘ
Instructions
- Pour cider into large kettle, add spices and salt. Bring to a hard boil, reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes
- Remove from stove, add sugar to taste, if needed.
- Cool. Strain wassail. Keep in a cool place till ready to use, but it is not necessary to refrigerate.
- To prepare a wassail bowl: Use a heavy china bowl, a crock pot or a punch bowl.
- Heat it over a large kettle of boiling water. Add lemon and orange slices.
- When warm, add gin or vodka and let it heat, but do not boil or spirits will evaporate. Remove from heat.
- Pour in the boiling wassail. If possible keep the bowl hot over a candle or alcohol burner. Ladle into punch cups and serve.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
690
kcal
35% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).