Recipe - Cranberry Wassail

1 ga Ocean Spray cranberry juice
cocktail
5 cup Apple juice
2/3 cup Sugar
4 Whole cinnamon sticks;
(3inch)
2 teaspoon Whole allspice
1 md Orange; cut or sliced up
20 Whole cloves
2 One half cup Brandy or vodka (optional)

In a large saucepot over medium heat, mix together cranberry juice
cocktail, apple juice, sugar, cinnamon sticks and allspice. Heat to
boiling; reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes. Strain punch to remove spices.
Serve warm in a heatproof punch bowl or chill and serve over ice. For a
more spirited punch, stir brandy into hot punch or vodka to chilled punch.
Garnish with orange slices, studded with cloves. Makes 42 (4 ounce)
servings.

WASSAIL Orange decorated | Scanned | 6 whole oranges (scored and decorated
with cloves) 1 gal. apple juice 1 qt. cranberry juice One half c. sugar 1 tsp.
bitters | In a cheesecloth bag place 4 sticks cinnamon, 100 cloves, 2
teaspoons allspice. Combine all ingredients in a large pot. Bring to a boil
and simmer 15 minutes. Remove spice bag. Pour wassail and oranges into
large punch bowl. Place a small pitcher of Apple Jack Brandy beside the
bowl so that each guest may add to their cup to taste. This serves 12 to
15. Perfect for Christmas Open House.

NOTES : Scanned
Posted to recipeludigest Volume 01 Number 252 by MickieX@aol.com on Nov
13, 1997