Hippocras (Non-Alcoholic) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 quart apple juice
1 cup honey
1 teaspoon whole cloves
1 inch piece fresh ginger
1 -2 stick cinnamon
1 medium rosemary sprig
1/2 whole nutmeg, chunk

Preparation

Combine all ingredients in a two quart saucepan.
Bring mixture to a boil.
Simmer mixture until it is reduced by half.
Strain mixture through fine sieve or cheesecloth to remove spice pieces. (Alternately, you might put all the spices into a cheesecloth or muslin spice bag at the start.).
Mix the resultant syrup with water, to taste.