Wassail (Mulled Wine)

Happy Holidays all.

This is great for the holidays or anytime.

Enjoy!

1 bottle dry red wine

1 tsp. whole cloves

1 orange, sliced and seeded

1 apple, cored and sliced

1 cinnamon stick, broken in half

1 T. sugar (optional)

Rinse apple and orange.  Cut orange into slices and seed, set aside.

Remove core and seeds from apple.

Cut apple into slices.

Break cinnamon stick in half.

Heat crockpot over medium heat. 

Lower heat to low, pour wine into crockpot.

 Add spices, apple, sugar, a few orange slices into the wine and let simmer for 1 - 2 hr.

Turn crockpot off.

With a slotted spoon, remove spices, apple and orange slices.

Ladle wine into mugs and garnish with remaining orange slices.

Serves 4 - 8.