Gluewein
Ingredients
- 4 litres cheap red wine
- 250 milliliter cheap brandy/vodka
- 1 cup sugar
- juice of 3 Lemons
- pinch of cardamom
- 6 cinnamon sticks
- 6 full slice of lemon approx 5mm thick
- 1 bay leaf
Instructions
Put all ingredients in large pot except for the sugar. Cover, simmer gently for 10 minutes. Add 2 level teaspoons of sugar per person and simmer for 10 minutes. Place lemon slices in glass mugs and ladle the concoction into glass. The lemon must float. If not, discard lemon and cut new slices. The secret is to drink the hot mixture thru the lemon. It gives a very distinctive flavour. Do not allow the mixture to boil. Variations: Rum instead of brandy/vodka, more sugar less sugar. Above will serve 6 people adaquetly, it depends on how drunk you wish to get. I have tried to lessen the amount for less people but it never tasted the same, so I just make it up and store it in fridge and reheat when needed.