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Photo: flickr user slushpup

Ingredients

750 milliliter bottle dry red wine

1/2 cup raisins

1/2 cup gin, vodka or aquavit

cup sugar

peel from one orange

8 inches cinnamon stick, broken

6 whole cloves

2 cardamom pods, opened

1/4 cup blanched whole almonds

Preparation

In a large saucepan, stir together the wine, raisins, gin, and sugar. For spice bag, place orange peel, cinnamon, cloves and cardamom in the center of a double-thick, 6-in square of 100%% cotton cheesecloth. Bring corners of cloth together; tie closed with a clean string. Add spice bag to saucepan with wine mixture.

Heat mixture to a simmer. Simmer uncovered for 10 minutes; do not boil. Remove and discard spice bag. Just before serving, stir in almonds.