Christiana Campbell's Tavern's Wassail

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 4 cinnamon sticks
• 3 lemon slices
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 cups pineapple juice
• 2 cups orange juice
• 1/2 cup lemon juice
• 6 cups dry red wine
• 1 cup dry sherry
• lemon slice (to garnish)

Directions

1. 1

   Combine the sugar, cinnamon sitcks, lemon slices, and water in a large saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Boil for 5 minutes and strain. Discard cinnamon sticks and lemon slices.

2. 2

   Pour the pineapple juice, orange juice, lemon juice, wine and sherry into a large saucepan and simmer over medium heat for several minutes. Do not bring to a rolling boil!

3. 3

   Combine the wine mixture and sugar syrup in a serving bowl. Ladle into mugs and garnish with lemon slices.

4. 4

   Serve hot.