Holiday Wassail With Alcohol - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 gallon unfiltered apple cider
2 cups peeled baked apples, golden delicious works good
1/3 cup water
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/4 teaspoon mace
6 whole cloves
6 allspice berries
3 cinnamon sticks
2 cups cream sherry
1/2 - 1 cup brandy
3 eggs, separated into egg whites and yokes

Preparation

In one saucepan, heat: 1 gallon unfiltered apple cider and 2 cups baked (peeled apples) cut into medium small pieces
In another saucepan, boil for 5 minutes: water, sugar, nutmeg, ginger, mace, cloves, allspice berries and cinnamon sticks.
In another saucepan, boil: cream sherry and brandy.
In a small mixing bowl, mix until firm - stiff but not dry: 3 egg whites.
In a large mixing bowl - mix until creamy: 3 egg yokes - light in color.
Now fold egg whites into egg yokes and add spice mixture a little at a time, stirring constantly.
Next add booze
Next add cider mixture.
Serve warm. I've served it in a punch bowl and in a large pot on the stove. Right before serving, I usually take out the allspice berries and cloves so people don't choke on them. If I find out that the wassail has cooled down, I re-heat it.