Recipe: Mulled Wine

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Description/Notes:

A wonderful combination of wine, sherry and cinnamon with a honey flavour traditionally served hot; an inexpensive wine will work just as well for this drink

Ingredients:

1 bottle red wine

2 fl. oz. (50ml) sherry

1 dessert apple

8 cloves

1 tsp. ground allspice

pinch of nutmeg

2 tbsps. clear honey

Cooking Instructions:

1. Wash the apple then stud with cloves and bake for about 10 minutes
2. Pour the wine and sherry into a large boiling pan then stir in allspice, nutmeg and honey
3. Add the part-baked apple then bring to the boil while stirring occasionally
4. Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes
5. Serve hot, straight from the pan