Reviewed: Dec. 6, 2005

excellent recipe, very close to the authentic flavor as said by a visiting german friend

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Reviewed: Dec. 5, 2005

Yummy... and the smell is wonderful. I always make this during the Holidays, and everybody loves it (even my husbands sister who thinks alcohol is yucky). This is a staple in our house during the winter months. I usually cut down on the sugar by 1/4 cup, and add and exra 1/4 cup of water. We always buy the cheap wine for this.

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Laura

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Gresham, Oregon, USA

Living In: Hillsboro, Oregon, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 3, 2005

I actually haven't made this recipe, but it's so similar to what my Mom used to make that I will probably be using it for a crowd. I'm familiar with making individual servings, without the water/sugar/orange step. Put some red wine in a saucepan, add some sugar, cinnamon stick, half orange w/ juice and heat. It is soo yummy and warming. Definitely gives you a glow, inside and out! :)

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MORROW2001

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Sherman, Connecticut, USA

Living In: Spring, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 27, 2005

Perfect for parties or a cold day outside.

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lil'turbo

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: West Hollywood, California, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 16, 2005

Maybe it was just me but there was something about this that I didn't care for. It could have been the brand of wine which I used (Black Opal) but the aroma of the warm wine made it very difficult to drink.

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jludwig

Cooking Level: Beginning

Living In: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 2, 2005

I have made this several times. I have substituted orange juice for water, an orange juice/pineapple juice mixture & an apple juice/orange juice mixture for the water. On all I used 2 cinnamon sticks instead of 1. Fabulous! I also substituted some of the white sugar with brown sugar. Equally yummy. I also tried it the original way, but added an extra cinnamon stick. It is really good when you get the mixture thick. I used local muscadine wine. No matter how it is fixed, it is hard to beat! A real crowd pleaser.

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Beeje

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Ruston, Louisiana, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2005

Not sure what I did wrong, but this didn't taste as great as I had hoped. A little too sweet and not enough clove/cinnamon taste.

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SDZ123

Living In: Southlake, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2005

This is amazing! I made a triple recipie of this for a party, using Tropicana orange juice instead of the water, and I reduced the white sugar a bit and added just a little bit of brown sugar. It did not get syrupy, but with that much orange juice I didn't expect it would. I tripled the cinnamon sticks, but still only used 10 cloves, and only one orange. For wine, I used 1 and 1/2 bottles of Sawmill Creek shiraz. I added 2 bottles while it was on the stove, and then kept it warm in the crock pot, adding another 1/2 bottle directly to the crock pot (the full 3 bottles wouldn't fit). The porportions worked out perfectly though. Very yummy, and very cozy drink.... will definitely make again!

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