This is an old family favorite. I got this wassail recipe from my grandma, and it's the best one I've ever seen. The spices need to steep for an hour or more, and they make the entire house smell divine. Oh it's good! I like to keep a little pot of spices simmering even when I'm not making wassail just because it smells so good. The fact that it uses whole spices is nice too, because it means you don't wind up with yucky-tasting dregs at the bottom of your cup.
Cutchen's Christmas Wassail
1 qt. water
2-1/4 c. sugar
10 whole cloves
8 allspice berries
2 sticks cinnamon
2 qts. apple cider
1 qt. orange juice
2 c. lemon juice
Mix water and sugar in a small pot. Boil for 5 minutes. Remove from heat; add cloves, allspice berries, and cinnamon. Let stand for 1 hour or more. Remove spices and transfer sugar-spice water to a large 1-1/2-2 gallon stock pot. Stir in cider, orange juice, and lemon juice. Serve warm.
1 comment:
Sounds great! I'll give this one a try. I made some form of Wassil just tonight. I put a small pot of water on the stove with about 4 cinnamon sticks and let it steep for about 30 minutes. I turned it off and let it cool. Then I transferred to a larger pot and added a 12oz. can of frozen orange juice to the pot, along with 3 more cans of water. Then I added 1 64 oz. bottle of cranberry juice. Let it return to a boil and turn off. No sugar needed! I was so good.
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