I made a batch of wassail and brought it to work this morning and everyone here was like "what's wassail?" with their noses turned up. I used my grandmother's old recipe (minus the brandy) and I've made it a tradition in my family for years now. Here's the recipe I use:
1 gallon of apple juice
1/2 gallon OJ
PC cinnamon plus blend (about 4 tbsp)
Mulling spices (LOVED PC's mulling spices when they carried them!)
whole cloves poked into an orange
Ground Ginger (about 2 tbsp)
1 cup packed brown sugar
I place the mulling spices in my tea infuser and the cloved orange in the bottom of the crock pot. I pour the juices in and the spices on top. Whisk until the spices settle and put the lid on the pot. I let it steep on high for about an hour and then let it warm for the rest of the day while people sip on it.
When I make it at home I add 2 cups of dry brandy to it. Really adds a lot of flavor, but can't legally have it at work!
Just wondering if anyone else has a wassail tradition, and if so, how do you make it?
1 gallon of apple juice
1/2 gallon OJ
PC cinnamon plus blend (about 4 tbsp)
Mulling spices (LOVED PC's mulling spices when they carried them!)
whole cloves poked into an orange
Ground Ginger (about 2 tbsp)
1 cup packed brown sugar
I place the mulling spices in my tea infuser and the cloved orange in the bottom of the crock pot. I pour the juices in and the spices on top. Whisk until the spices settle and put the lid on the pot. I let it steep on high for about an hour and then let it warm for the rest of the day while people sip on it.
When I make it at home I add 2 cups of dry brandy to it. Really adds a lot of flavor, but can't legally have it at work!
Just wondering if anyone else has a wassail tradition, and if so, how do you make it?