White Wine Wassail

Ingredients

• 8 cups water

• 2 (12 ounce) cans frozen apple juice concentrate, thawed

• 1 (12 ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed

• 1 (11 1/2 ounce) can apricot nectar

• 1 (6 ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 15 whole cloves
• 6 cinnamon sticks (3-inch)
• 3 cups good sweet white wine (a Riesling is nice)
• apple, slices (for garnish) (optional)
• cheesecloth (optional)
• kitchen twine (optional)

Directions

1. 1

   In a large pot, place water, apple juice concentrate, orange juice concentrate, apricot nectar, lemonade concentrate, and brown sugar.

2. 2

   Tie cloves in a small piece of cheesecloth and secure with kitchen twine and drop in the pot, leaving a piece of twine where you can fish it out or place them in a large tea ball (this prevents you from having to strain the wassail later).

3. 3

   Tie cinnamon sticks together with some kitchen twine, leaving some of the twine where you can fish it out.

4. 4

   Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer for 25-30 minutes, uncovered, stirring occasionally.

5. 5

   Remove cloves and cinnamon from wassail.

6. 6

   Add wine to wassail, and stir gently.

7. 7

   Garnish with apple slices, if desired.

8. 8

   Keep warm and serve from pot or you may decide to serve from the warm setting on a crockpot.