Mulling Spices

| Vegetarian Cuisine | Holiday Recipes

The Wassel I had the other night that was so good, was made with the commercial version.

Mulling Spices I

Ingredients

• 2 cups dried orange peel
• 2 cups broken cinnamon sticks
• 1 cup whole allspice berries
• 1 cup whole cloves
• 4 broken star anise

Procedure

1. Mix ingredients together well.
2. Store in closed jar.

Use

• Mix ¼ cup of spices per gallon of wine, cider, or apple juice.
  
• Simmer for 30 minutes.
  
• Serve hot in mugs with cinnamon stick stirrers or fill a punch bowl and garnish with orange slices.

Mulling Spices II

Ingredients

• 6 cinnamon sticks
• 1 small whole nutmeg
• ½ cup whole cloves
• ½ cup whole allspice
• Grated peel of one whole orange

Procedure

1. Place whole cinnamon sticks and nutmeg in a large Ziploc bag.
2. Use a hammer to crush the spices into rough chips.
3. Combine the chips with cloves and allspice.
4. Store in an airtight container.

Makes 1-1/2 cups of mulling spice.

Use

To make spiced wine or cider:

1. Add 2 tablespoons of the spice mixture to 4 cups of wine or cider.
2. Add peel of one fresh orange.
3. Simmer slowly over medium heat for 5 to 10 minutes.
4. Strain liquid; serve hot wine or cider in mugs.

Mulling Spices III

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1½ teaspoons ground allspice
• ½ teaspoons ground mace
• ¼ teaspoons ground nutmeg

Mulling Spices IV

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon dried ground orange peel
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• ½ teaspoons ground nutmeg

Procedure

1. Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl.
2. Stir with wire whisk until well blended.
3. Store in airtight containers in a cool place.