A recipe for Gluhwein

I first tasted this drink in a Gasthaus in, if memory¹ serves me correct, the Altenheim area of Frankfurt aM. Note: This is NOT a drink most people like on first taste, but it DOES grown on you! My version of the recipe follows:

¹OK, a very old memory at that!

Ingredients:

One bottle of dry red wine

The peel from one medium size orange

1/4 to 1/2 stick of cinnamon or several pinches cinnamon powder

2 or 3 whole cloves or 2 or 3 dashes powdered cloves

a little brown (or white) sugar to taste

How to make it:

1. Place ingredients in a pot and heat. Do not allow to boil.

2. Let steep about 5 minutes.

3. Serve piping hot.

4. If boiled, the alcohol will evaporate. You can add a little neutral spirit (like vodka) to replace the lost alcohol, if desired.

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