A killer wassail recipe!

• December 22, 2009
• 2 comments
• Posted in Family, Latest Posts

Our family goes a-wassailing, warmed inside and out. For other celebrants, here’s my favorite wassail recipe. I love having children with me in the kitchen, to measure the spices and beat the eggs. Be sure you have glasses that can take heat (Irish coffee glasses work just fine). This recipe serves 16. For smaller Christmases, I cut it in half.

Bake 12 apples
Combine in a saucepan and boil for 5 minutes: 1 cup water, 4 cups sugar, 6 allspice berries, 6 whole cloves, 1/4 tsp ground ginger, 1/2 tsp ground mace, 1 tbls grated nutmeg, 1 stick cinnamon.
Beat until stiff but not dry: 1 doz egg whites
Beat separately until light in color: 1 doz egg yolks
Fold whites into yolks, using a large bowl (this bowl will eventually hold the entire mix)
Strain the sugar and spice mixture into the eggs, combining them quickly
Bring almost to a boiling point: 4 bottles Madeira or sherry and 2 cups brandy
Slowly add the hot wine and brandy mix to the egg and spice mix, stirring each addition rapidly
Add the apples just before serving. I mash them up a little to form satisfying apple suds.
I bring water to a near-boil in a large saucepan on the stove, and park the bowl on the saucepan, to keep it hot. You want the seconds to be as good as the firsts.
Enjoy!

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