Oh pshaw, on Sun 16 Dec 2007 03:26:00a, Ophelia meant to say...

> 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
>
>

Oh, that would be nice!

--
Wayne Boatwright

Date: Dec 13,2007

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