Ingredients
FAMILY RECIPE FROM 1840:
1 bottle red wine
1/2 cup eau de vie (inexpensive cognac)
5 cinnamon sticks; broken into pieces
20 whole cloves
1 piece ginger
1 teaspoon crushed cardamom seeds
Rind from one orange
1 cup sugar
3 drops vanilla extract
MODERN RECIPE:
1 bottle red wine
3/4 cup vodka
3 cinnamon sticks
10 whole cloves
1 piece fresh ginger
Rind from one orange
1 teaspoon seeds
3/4 cup sugar
Directions
- For both recipes you prepare as follows. Place all spices and vodka/cognac in a glass jar overnight. Strain the liquid. Mix wine, vodka/cognac and sugar in a saucepan. Heat very slowly until hot and the sugar has dissolved. Make sure that the brew does not boil. Serve in small cups or mugs with raisins and peeled almonds.
