Mega-Honey Red Wine Wassail

Posted by Chris on March 19, 2008

Wow! That’s a lot of honey!

The first thing I noticed about this red wine wassail recipe from I’m in the Mood for Food is that it requires a lot of water. The second thing I noticed is that it requires a LOT OF HONEY! I only noticed the honey second because I read from the top down.

I also really like the blog’s design. Can anyone tell me where it came from?

Here’s the red wine wassail recipe:

2 cups (500 ml) water
1 cup (250 ml) honey
4 whole cloves
3 cinnamon sticks
2 lemons, thinly sliced
1 750-ml bottle red wine (I used a cabernay and I have no idea how much 750 ml is so I dumped in the bottle)

Boil the water, honey, cloves, and cinnamon for five minutes. Remove from the heat, add the lemons, and allow to stand for 10 minutes.Add the wine and heat slowly until just below the boiling point. Serve hot. Serves 6.

If you make this one, please let us know how you like it. I am really curious about how this tastes but I don’t have enough honey around to make it. I am not sure anyone has that much honey around.  I guess it’s time for a trip to one of the farmers’ markets around here.