Apple Mulling Spice #1

Title:
Apple Mulling Spice #1

Yield:
1 Servings

Categories:
Beverage




Ingredients:





    25    Cinnamon sticks; ea. 2


          -inches long (about 3


          -ounces)


     6    Whole nutmegs (1 ounce)


   1/3 c  Each: chopped dried orange


          -and lemon peel (drying


          -instructions follow)


   1/4 c  Each whole allspice and


          -whole cloves


     2 tb Finely chopped; crystalized


          -ginger (optional)






  Put cinnamon sticks and nutmeg in a plastic bag and crush with a rolling


 pin or bottom of a small heavy skillet until broken in small pieces. (The


 nutmeg will be quite stubborn.)  Mix with remaining ingredients.  Keep the


 mix in a glass jar until ready to use. Alternatively, you could place 3


 generous tablespoons of the mix in a 5-inch square of cheescloth and tie


 the bundle with string. I don't care for this method as I've found you end


 up with little floaters of the cheesecloth "string" in the final mulled


 concoction.  I prefer to put some of the mix in a silver tea ball instead.


 The actual mulling recipe follows:


 


  Stir 1/2 cup water and 1/3 cup granulated sugar in a large saucepan.  Heat


 over medium heat until sugar is dissolved.  Add 3 1/4 cups of wine (red or


 white) and the spice bag or teaball filled with spice mix. Reduce heat to


 low, cover and heat very gently until mixture is very hot but not boiling


 (about 20 minutes).


 


  To mull apple juice, add a spice bag to 8 cups of apple juice.  Bring the


 mixture to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer 30 to 35 minutes.


 


  I've also been told that mulled cranberry juice is quite good, but I


 haven't tried it yet.


 


  To dry citrus peel: With a vegetable peeler, remove the colored part of


 peel from 2 large oranges and 4 lemons.  Place in single layer on plate;


 cover with a paper towel and let stand at room temperature 1 day or until


 dried. Snip in small pieces with kitchen shears or chop course.


 


 LOCKENE@JADE.AB.CA (EARL LOCKEN)


 


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