2 more wassails

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Read this interesting history of wassail:

 

" Old recipes call for cakes, apples, and sugar to be placed in a bowl.

Then it was filled with warm ale. The ale was drunk and the rest

was eaten when the ale was gone. While this sounds less than

appetizing, it may indicate where the fruit cake tradition came from

and why a lot of recipes call for cider. "

 

Ellen

 

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Wassail Bowl

 

Recipe By :

Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Beverages Holidays & Gifts

Vegan Vegetarian

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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2 quarts apple cider

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 1/3 cups lemon juice

6 cinnamon sticks

12 whole cloves

12 whole allspice

1 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

2 fifths dry sherry

 

Combine juices, sugar and spices in pot. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer

20 minutes. Remove spices and add sherry. Heat until just below boiling. Fill

a punch bowl with boiling water. Let stand one minute, then empty. Fill punch

bowl with spiced wine. Garnish wassail bowl with orange or lemon slices,

studded with cloves.

 

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Per serving: 2172 Calories; 28g Fat (10% calories from fat); 15g

Protein; 535g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 381mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 6 1/2 Starch/Bread; 17 Fruit; 5 Fat; 11 1/2 Other Carbohydrates

 

 

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Ye Olde Wassail

 

Recipe By :

Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Beverages Holidays & Gifts

Vegan Vegetarian

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1 Quart Ale

(or Beer if you must)

Nutmeg

Ginger

Grated Lemon Peel

3 eggs

4 oz. Powdered Sugar

1 Quart Rum -- or Brandy

 

Heat ale to almost boiling with spices. Beat eggs with sugar while ale is

heating up. Combine both into a large pitcher. Put Rum or Brandy into

another large pitcher & turn from one to another until mixed well. Then pour

into a holiday wreathed wassail bowl (or punch bowl). Best served hot!

 

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Per serving: 3109 Calories; 15g Fat (17% calories from fat); 22g

Protein; 150g Carbohydrate; 646mg Cholesterol; 247mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 2 1/2 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Fat; 7 1/2 Other Carbohydrates

 

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 142 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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