Eve's Wassail

EdsGirlAngie's Note:

Friends of my parents, Eve is a fine Swedish woman and her husband is a fine Italian-Irish guy. Without fail they invited my parents (and me) over for Christmas treats each year, and this is Eve's recipe for her wonderful wassail. I haven't really kept in touch with Eve since my parents have passed; maybe it's time... Prep time includes "sitting time."

• Total Time: 1 hrs 50 mins
• Prep Time: 1 hrs 30 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 12

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 quart water
• 4 cinnamon sticks
• 4 whole allspice
• 12 whole cloves
• 2 tablespoons chopped ginger
• 1 (6 ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
• 1 (6 ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
• 2 quarts apple cider

Directions:

1. In a large pot, combine the sugar and water and bring to a boil; boil for 10 minutes then turn off heat.
2. Add the cinnamon sticks, allspice, cloves and ginger.
3. Cover and let stand 1 hour, then strain.
4. Add the thawed orange juice concentrate, lemonade concentrate and apple cider.
5. Bring to a boil and serve hot.

Reviews

[katsmutti]

I doubled the recipe and only used half of the amount of spices called for. I also added 2 cups of pomegranate juice. Very good!