This old fashioned recipe certainly packs a punch and is a good talking point for your newly arrived guests. Don't forget to serve in heat-proof glasses
Ingredients:
Three and a half pints (2 litre) red wine
One and a half pints (825ml) water, boiling
1 wine glass of brandy
1 wine glass of Cointreau
2 cloves
12 cubes sugar
2 oranges
1 x 2 inch (5cm) stick of cinnamon
Cooking Instructions:
Gently pour the wine into a saucepan and then add the sugar, cinnamon, cloves and thinly pared rind of one orange
Place the pan over a gentle heat and increase the heat to near boiling point, being careful not to allow the wine to boil
Add the brandy, Cointreau and water then stir well