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holiday wassail

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Recipe by
Suzanne Larsen
@AzieDoozie
Ankeny, IA

I've been making this for years for Christmas. It's good any time but it makes a lot. You would have to pare down the recipe to just make a few cups of this.

yield serving(s)
prep time 10 Min
cook time 30 Min
method No-Cook or Other

Ingredients For holiday wassail

  • 1 qt
    black, hot tea
  • 1 qt
    cranberry juice cocktail
  • 1 qt
    apple juice
  • 3
    cinnamon sticks
  • 12
    whole cloves
  • 2 c
    orange juice (with or without pulp)
  • 3/4 c
    fresh lemon juice
  • 1 1/2 c
    granulated sugar
  • rum
  • brandy
  • fresh orange slices
  • cloves for the orange slices

How To Make holiday wassail

  • 1
    Place all the ingredients in a large Dutch oven or other large saucepan.
  • 2
    Bring to a boil, then turn down the heat and simmer.
  • 3
    Add 1/5 bottle of Rum and 1/2 fifth bottle of Brandy.
  • 4
    Add slices of fresh orange.
  • 5
    Keep warm until you are ready to serve.
  • 6
    Take some fresh orange slices and stick cloves in them.
  • 7
    Pour the wassail into a cup, add the fresh orange slice with cloves, and enjoy. Make sure you remove the cloves and cinnamon sticks from the wassail before you pour it into cups.
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