Mulled Wine
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Ingredients
  • 1 cup water
  • ½ cup sugar
  • Peel of 1 lemon, cut into thin strips
  • 10 whole cloves
  • 1 stick cinnamon, 2 inches long
  • 1 bottle (1 quart) dry red wine
  • Ground nutmeg
Instructions
  1. Mix all ingredients except wine and nutmeg in a 3-quart saucepan. Heat to boiling; reduce heat and cover. Simmer 15 minutes; strain.
  2. Return to saucepan and stir in wine. Heat until hot. Pour into warmed mugs and sprinkle with nutmeg, and float a small slice of lemon if desired, or add a cinnamon stick. Makes 6 servings, about ¾ cup each.
Recipe by The Culinary Cellar at https://theculinarycellar.com/sphere-magazine-december-1974/