Gracious Rain

What a beautiful reason to stay snuggled in with the baby birds and a big mug of wassail.

Hmmmm…Such a good idea..

Winter Wassail

Into a slow cooker or stock pot add:

1 quart apple juice
1 quart apple cider

Wash and cut 8 oranges and 3-4 lemons into thin slices. Add them to the juice.
Add 6 cinnamon sticks and stir gently. Tie the following spices into a square of muslin and drop it into the juice mix.

8 whole cloves
6 whole allspice berries
1/4 teaspoon mace

Simmer at least 30 minutes–or all day–on low. You’ll love the smell as much as the taste.

Winter Wassail

 

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Ingredients

• 1 quart apple juice
• 1 quart apple cider
• 8 oranges
• 3-4 lemons
• 6 cinnamon sticks
• 8 whole cloves
• 6 whole allspice berries
• ¼ teaspoon mace

Instructions

1. Into a slow cooker or stock pot add the two juices together
2. Wash and cut the oranges and lemons into thin slices.
3. Add them to the juice.
4. Add cinnamon sticks and stir gently. Tie the spices into a square of muslin and drop it into the juice mix.
5. Simmer at least 30 minutes--or all day--on low.

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We use to make this every winter and store it in a huge canister–so we could have wonderful wassail any time the mood struck. It also makes a lovely gift. Just seal it into a jar or storage container, tie a scoop, the instructions and a couple of cinnamon sticks around it and there you are.

Mix the following ingredients together and store in airtight container

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups presweetened lemonade crystals

1/2 cup Tang

1/2 cup sugar

2 teaspoons cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

Stir 1 tablespoon of this mixture with 1 cup hot water.

Makes about 2-1/2 cups mix.

Dad's Instant Wassail Mix

 

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: 2-1/2 Cups Mix

Ingredients

• 1-1/2 cups presweetened Lemonade Crystals
• ½ cup Tang powder
• ½ cup sugar
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• ¼ tsp ground cloves

Instructions

1. Stir 1 Tablespoon of this mixture with 1 cup hot water.

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