Who has a good wassail recipe?

[RamaJama]

looking for a good one that I can leave warming in the crockpot Christmas Day. Nothing smells better, but the batch I made last year was way too sweet.

[Spinaker]

Ah yes, my mom always used to make this back in the day. I love coming home to this smell.

1/2 Orange
1/2 Lemon
Few Cinnamon sticks
1 Teaspoon Whole Cloves
1 teaspoon Nutmeg
2-3 Star Anise
2-3 bay leaves
3-4 juniper berries
2-3 cardamom pods
2-3 all spice berries

Bring all to a boil, then back off the heat and let it ride on low. Crock pot, just leave on high.

[RamaJama]

What’s the liquid? I used apple cider before

[Spinaker]

Oh, I just use water. RamaJama

[Spinaker]

That seems like a waste of wine. Oooh wait, I feel like we are talking about two different things here. We dont drink ours, this is for aromatics. LOL. RamaJama MBMorgan

[Finster]

Following

[texastweeter]

Alton browns is solid:

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/wassail-recipe-1949056

for a twist, cut out the brown sugar and add 1.5 cups of ret hots candy. That's how Mamaw Calhoun made it

[yakima]

Not wassail, but consider Meathead's free Swedish Glogg recipe. Have made 2 batches recently. Big hit. I even like it, and I typically am not partial to sweet stuff.

[jhuds]

Where can I find that recipe

[ItsAllGoneToTheDogs]

My brain read the title as Wasabi and so you can imagine my confusion reading these recipes

[fzxdoc]

Meathead’s recipe for glogg is to the bomb! Just saying..,

I took it to two parties a couple of years ago and it totally disappeared!
K.

[fzxdoc]

On the other hand, yakima , I have to be a night owl to keep up with you and your fellow West Coasters!

K.

[Michael_in_TX]

I don't even know what glogg is but anything with that name I feel compelled to make.

[yakima]

jhuds. Find it on free side, tested recipes, under drinks. Apparently it is pronounced gloog.

[58limited]

This is wine based:

Colonial Wassail

1-750ml bottle of Merlot (I like Turning Leaf Merlot for this)

2 cups cranberry juice cocktail

3/4 cup sugar (I use 1/4 - 1/2 cup)

1/4 cup lemon juice

2 cinnamon sticks

1/2 cup brandy (I use 1 cup)

1/2 cup water



Put everything except brandy into a covered pot (to keep alcohol from evaporating) and heat thoroughly (do not boil), let set for 15-30 minutes to let cinnamon infuse. Add brandy and serve. You can add other spices such as orange/lemon slices, fresh ginger, or cloves if you wish.