May Wine - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 small bunch woodruff
1 bottle Rhine wine
2 Tbsp. sugar
2/3 c. water
1 orange

Preparation

Pick any damaged or withered leaves from the woodruff and put the whole bunch, including stems and flowers into a punch bowl or tall glass jug.
Pour over the wine.
Gently heat the sugar and water in a small pan and stir until the sugar has dissolved.
Cool a little, then stir into the bowl of wine.
Cover closely with a plate or sheet of foil and chill in refrigerator for an hour or longer.
Before serving, peel the orange and slice the flesh thinly.
Add the orange slices to the punch.