The pastor's wassail

1 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1cupSugar
4Cinnamon Sticks
3Lemon Slices
2cupsPineapple Juice
2cupsOrange Juice
6cupsClaret Wine
½cupLemon Juice
1cupDry Sherry

Directions

Boil first three ingredients with ½ cup of water for 5 minutes.

Remove lemon slices, any seeds, and cinnamon sticks. Heat the remaining ingredients until very warm. Do not boil! Combine with the syrup and serve very warm. Note: When serving, one should say --- "Wass hael", an old Saxon phrase, meaning "to be whole" or "be well".

From: Civil War in the Kitchen Cookbook by Hugh and Judy Gowan Recipe By :