Cider Spices Wassail

1.5 oz. Spices - Brews 1 Gallon. Ingredients: Cinnamon sticks, cut ginger, ground nutmeg. For a Gallon Brew: Fill a pot with 1 gallon of red wine or port. Mix in orange peel, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and allspice. Add ½ cup sugar, and simmer at low heat for 1-2 hours. Strain, then serve hot, topping each cup with a slice of toast. History: Wassail (Middle English 'wæs hæl' - ‘be you healthy’) refers both to the salute 'Waes Hail' and to the drink of wassail, a hot mulled cider drunk as part of wassailing, an English ritual intended to ensure a good apple harvest the following year. Historically, the drink is a mulled cider, mulled beer, or mead, made with sugar, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg and topped with toast. Shelf Life: 3 Years. Hand blended and packaged in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. Contains: spices and spice bag.