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"On a cold, bleak day, this is ideal as a pre-dinner drink. This quantity makes 2 generous serves, or 4 small serves. Freshly squeezed orange juice, of course, is ideal - but you can get away with bottled orange juice."

Ingredients: cinnamon, honey, nutmeg...

"I haven't had traditional ginger wine, but I decided to make a sort of infused ginger wine of my own, and the below is what I came up with. I tried it tonight, and YUM! :) Traditional ginger wine, produced before the holidays from scratch, is popular in some parts of England and Scotland. While this version isn't exactly traditional, this is..."

Ingredients: cognac, fresh ginger...

"I found this recipe in a book I picked up at a thrift shop. I'm not really a tea drinker so like to find ways to get those good anti-oxidants without the tea taste. This is all orange & spice so I quite liked it.
I didn't have whole cloves so made mine with a dash of ground cloves instead.
I had one cup warm & then put the..."

Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, cloves, honey...

"This spiced and hot rum buttered cider toddy is a wonderful drink throughout the cold winter months, and is perfect during the Festive Holiday Season as well. I use Scrumpy or local French Breton cloudy cider for this, which I believe is called Hard Cider in North America. Serve the hot rum buttered cider toddy in attractive warmed glasses and float..."

Ingredients: cider, cinnamon sticks, cloves...

"A wonderful recipe that I discovered on a recipe card from Wold's Way Lavender Farm in North Yorkshire, England! This magical lavender farm is just down the road from my parent's house and is high on my "must visit" list when I go home to England. I have found that this tea is a miracle worker for headaches, head colds and colds in..."

Ingredients: dried lemon peel, lavender...

"This is a great way to serve wassail for a group of good friends; the apples are a terrific addition but not necessary, and the recipe is easily halved. If you have leftover wassail, reheat it gently in the microwave."

Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, cloves...

"Relax and celebrate with this warming port-wine drink, made with baked spiced oranges."

Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, cognac...

"One of the things I love about the holidays is mulled wine. :) Here's a nice version featuring roasted oranges, which gives the punch a really nice flavor."

Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, cloves...

"Serve this at your holiday cookie klatches. Non-alcoholic so the kids can enjoy this too!"

Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, cloves...

"A lovely Traditional old English recipe by Eliza Acton, a 19th Century Victorian cookery writer of great repute. This unique beverage is also mentioned in "The Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, although in the book it was called Smoking Bishop!! This is a fruity & spiced warm mulled Port Wine drink which brings a glow to your face..."

Ingredients: ground mace, oranges, water...

""...and we will discuss your affairs this very afternoon,
over a Christmas bowl of smoking bishop, Bob!"-
A Christmas Carol.

Did you ever wonder what he was talking about? This is the recipe he sent in a letter to a friend, so I have kept the ingredients the same. However, I have begun playing around with it, reducing..."

Ingredients: cloves, sweet oranges...

"A friend made this at a Christmas party and it was so good. I had to get the recipe--now I am sharing it with you. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.:)"

Ingredients: French vanilla ice cream, Grand Marnier...

"Perfect for those holiday parties! This recipe is served at the tavern in Colonial Williamsburg during the holidays."

Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, dry red wine...

"A nice little Autumn-Winter beverage originally from Ocean Spray. It's certainly a different take on Wassail. This is from an older magazine clipping."

Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, cloves...