(Mom's Christmas wassail)
2 cups sugar
1 qt. Water
Boil 5 minutes
Put in cheesecloth bag:
2 sticks cinnamon
10 whole cloves
½ tsp. Ginger
½ tsp. Allspice
Cover and simmer 1 hour
Remove bag and add
2 qts. Apple juice
2 qts. Orange juice
Juice from 8 lemons or 1 (6oz) can lemonade concentrate
Boil sugar and water until sugar is dissolved. In a cheesecloth place cinnamon, whole cloves, ginger, and allspice. Place in the water mixture; cover and simmer for 1 hour. Remove bag and add apple juice, orange juice, and lemon juice. Warm and serve.
Sipping this while making Thanksgiving dinner makes everything warm and cozy.
