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Wassail I

SUBMITTED BY: Mathilda      PHOTO BY: Allrecipes

"Made famous by that caroling song. A drink that will warm you from head to toe."
SERVINGS & SCALING
Original recipe yield: 25 servings
    
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INGREDIENTS

  • 2 liters ginger ale
  • 25 fluid ounces sherry
  • 1 cup brandy
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 4 whole cloves
  • 4 whole allspice berries
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 8 lady apples

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place whole apples on a baking sheet and bake until brown and tender, about 25 minutes.
  2. Gently crush the allspice berries and break up the cinnamon stick. Place the allspice, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and ginger in a cheesecloth bag.
  3. In a large sauce pan place 2 cups of the ginger ale and the spice bag. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove spice bag and add the remaining ginger ale, the sherry and the brandy heat until hot. DO NOT BOIL! Whisk in milk and pour into a punch bowl garnish with the baked apples.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 19, 2003 by Orianna
I leave in the spice bag until the wassail is finished, and I never add the milk. I think it tastes much better that way!

13 users found this review helpful
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 6, 2007 by Gini
This was such a hit last Christmas that I made it again this year. It's just delicious! The addition of milk is wonderful--gives this drink a body and fullness hard to duplicate. I do leave out the apples since I don't feel they added much and are a bit of a pain.

2 users found this review helpful


 
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