Scandinavian Glogg
By: Monica
Published: Monday, November 1, 2010 - 10:24pm

Ingredients




1 bottle of red wine
1/2 liter inexpensive brandy or vodka
10 cardamom pods
1 cinnamon stick (broken down)
1/2 orange peel (dried or fresh)
1/2 pound sugar (regular or lumps)
1/2 cup Optional additions: 5 cloves, ½ cup raisins, almonds, dried figs

Preparation

1 Heat the wine and brandy spices, fruit, and nuts in a pot (and any additions you might like.) 2 Be careful not to boil the mixture; just let it simmer for about 45 minutes. 3 Strain through a cloth to remove all additions. 4 Serve your Gløgg hot over lumped sugar (or with regular granulated sugar). 5 Optional: You can also serve the Gløgg with raisons or almonds. If you’d like the drink to be stronger, use more brandy. 6 This recipe makes approx 1/2 gallon.