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Victorian Mulled Wine

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  • 1 bottle Sparkling Wine
  • 140ml (1⁄4 pint) Blackcurrant Syrup
  • 3 large Oranges
  • 9 Cloves
  • 1 Cinnamon Stick
  • 1⁄2 tsp Ground Mace
  • 1⁄2 tsp Ground Ginger
  • Vodka or Gin to taste (optional)
  • 285ml (1⁄2 pint) Fruit Juice (optional)
  • Sugar to taste
  1. Preheat oven to 180°C: 350°F: Gas 4.
  2. Stick 3 cloves in each orange and place the whole oranges in a deep ovenproof dish, bake for around 20 minutes.
  3. Slice the oranges into a bowl.
  4. Heat the wine, but do not allow to boil, (adding the fruit juice if using) with the cinnamon, mace and ginger.
  5. Add the blackcurrant syrup and the oranges and cloves and continue heating.
  6. Sweeten to taste, then add the vodka or gin.
  7. Serve immediately.

October 29, 2007   No Comments