Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> Oh pshaw, on Sat 15 Dec 2007 08:23:30p, meant to say...
>
>> On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 02:37:27 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> We don't go wassailing, but we usually do have a wassail bowl on
>>> Christmas Eve.
>>
>> I'm a fan of glugg/glogg.
>>
>> Glugg "Holiday" Punch
>> By: Stephanie Da Silva
>>
>> Ingredients:
>> 1 bottle Dry red wine
>> 1 bottle White wine
>> 1 Cinnamon stick
>> 12 Allspice berries, cracked
>> 12 Whole cloves
>> 12 Cardamoms, optional
>> Rind and juice of 1 orange
>> 1 cup Dried fruit (raisins, currants, figs, dates), up to 2 cups
>> 1 cup Whole almonds
>> 1 cup Akvavit or Vodka
>>
>> Directions:
>> Combine wines in a large enamel pot. Tie spices in cheese-cloth. Add
>> Orange rind, orange juice, fruit, and nuts. Bring to a boil. Reduce
>> heat immediately to simmer. Simmer for 1 hour. Pull out spice bag
>> and orange rind. Add Vodka or Akvavit.
>>
>> Serve warm, with a portion of fruit in each cup.
>> Store leftovers in jar in refrigerator for up to 3 months.
>>
>
> I absolutely love glög! One of my dad's brothers was a fabulous
> cook, and he introduced me to this many years ago. Your recipe looks
> virtually idenical except that he used brandy instead of vodka.
>
> Oh, one other difference... At the end of simmering, he placed a
> fine wire rack on top of the pot, mounded a cup or so of sugar cubes
> on it, then poured the brandy over them and ignited them. The sugar
> melted into the pot along with most of the brandy.

In Germany I get a tallish cone shaped lump of sugar to use for that