Cranberry Wassail

Submitted by Chihuahua Momma

"I got this recipe from my mother in law. I believe she got it years ago while she and her husband were living in Germany. I think its pretty good and I'm sure you could add alcohol to your taste if you wanted."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4-8

ingredients

• 1 family-size tea bags or 3 regular tea bags
• 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 1⁄4 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon allspice
• 1 (1 lb) can jellied cranberry sauce
• 1⁄2 cup orange juice
• 1⁄4 cup ReaLemon juice
• 5 1⁄2 cups water

directions

1. In a paper coffee filter place the nutmeg, cinnamon and allspice. Tie top together with string from teabag.
2. Steep teabag(s) and spices in 2 1/2 cups water in a sauce pan for about five minutes.
3. In a large bowl combine cranberry sauce, 1 1/2 cups boiling water and 3/4 cup sugar. You can do it by hand but an electric mixer saves time and energy. Mix until there are no lumps.
4. Add orange juice, realemon juice and another 1 1/2 cups boiling water.
5. Remove teabag and spices from sauce pan. Add the tea and cranberry mixtures together. You can use a Dutch oven or a crock pot.
6. You can add more water to dilute the mixture to taste. It will keep for about 10 days, though its never lasted that long.

Reviews

[vicks84]

I added less lemon juice and about 1/4 cup of extra sugar and it was great! It makes your house smell wonderful too!

 

[Engrossed]

This was good but a bit sour. I had to add sugar to it. I made it by boiling 51/2 cups water, adding the spices (in the coffee filter tied with a tea bag string...such a nifty idea!) and tea bags and then I steeped it and then added the juices and cranberry sauce and stirred it over low heat until the cranberry sauce melted. Thanks for the recipe.