Wassail - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
4 cinnamon sticks
lemon slices
2 c. pineapple juice
2 c. orange juice
6 c. claret (Bordeaux red)
1/2 c. lemon juice
1 c. dry sherry

Preparation

Boil sugar, cinnamon sticks and 3 lemon slices in 1/2 cup water for 5 minutes and strain.
Heat, but do not boil the remaining ingredients.
Combine with syrup.
Garnish with lemon slices and serve hot.