Solstice Wassail
By: Helen Pitlick
Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 4:09pm

Ingredients




2 cups pints plus ¼  brown ale or winter ale
4 cinnamon sticks
4 cloves
zest of half a lemon
4 apples
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 cup port
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground all spice
1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 2 In a large sauce pan, pour in the two pints of ale.  Add the cinnamon sticks, lemon zest, and cloves and bring to a simmer over low heat. 3 Take an apple and score it around its circumference. Place in a baking dish and repeat with other apples. Cover with one cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup ale and all of the port. Cover baking dish and place in oven for 30 minutes. 4 While apples bake, place remaining sugar and spices in the saucepan, mixing well. When apples are done baking, place entire contents of baking dish into saucepan. Cook for another 30-40 minutes over low heat. Serve in Mugs.

About


Wassail is popular in Germanic countries and makes a rich holiday drink.