English Wassail - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 gal. cider
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1 (6 oz.) can frozen lemonade
1 (6 oz.) can frozen orange juice
2 1/2 c. brown sugar
1/2 tsp. allspice
1 tsp. cinnamon

Preparation

Combine cider, sugar, undiluted lemonade and orange juice in a large kettle.
Heat to simmering.
Add spices.
Cover.
Heat to simmering and leave for 20 minutes.
Serve hot.
Add spirits if desired (apple brandy or rum).
Some folks start with tea or cranberry juice, others with cider.
The cider beverage has the virtue of outstanding aroma and can \"perfume\" the whole house. This is good to come into on a cold day.