Christmas mulled/spiced wine

[Harry Cobean]

i have a sneaking suspicion that loads of peeps are going to say"nuthin' new about that,been doin' that for years!"well,i only found out about it recently so,just in case,here goes.
i love christmas.always have,always will.love all the christmassy grub,the drinks & the christmassy aromas too.sooooo,here's a simple way to have a hot toddy of mulled/spiced wine,on tap all day and,as an added bonus,your whole house,apartment or whatever will smell of christmas!!
wine+mulling spices(or use ready made bottles of mulled wine)glass or two of water,bit of sugar or honey if you want,couple of slices of orange & cinnamon sticks to zizz it up if you like,chuck it all in the slow cooker,lid on,switch on,bish bash bosh...done!!.come home to the most amazing smell of chrimbo!!
my s/c has got an auto setting which heats the contents quickly then just maintains the temp all day.i use that.enjoy!!
oh yeah,goes without saying to use a good quality wine.i use the monte' d'abruzzo 'cos it smooth,juicy & already has a slight "chocolatey/spicey taste"!

 

[Aunt Bea]

Here we come a-wassailing, Among the leaves so green, Here we come a-wand'ring....

Looks wonderful Harry!

Growing up we had sweet apple cider prepared this way.

It looks nice with orange sections studded with whole cloves or whole star anise floating in the punch bowl.

 

[Harry Cobean]

Here we come a-wassailing, Among the leaves so green, Here we come a-wand'ring....

Looks wonderful Harry!

Growing up we had sweet apple cider prepared this way.

It looks nice with orange sections studded with whole cloves or whole star anise floating in the punch bowl.

orange,cloves & anise....christmas in three words aunty!!.must try the mulled cider,says on the front of the spice packs that you can use them for cider too!!!

 

[Gravy Queen]

Hazzers, I am getting out my biggest piece of mistletoe to whack you with, thank you for reminding me of this idea !!! I am going to do it with cider this weekend , I love mulled cider and I got a mulling syrup in Lakeland . Smashing . Shall raise a glass to you old bean !!

 

[Harry Cobean]

Hazzers, I am getting out my biggest piece of mistletoe to whack you with, thank you for reminding me of this idea !!! I am going to do it with cider this weekend , I love mulled cider and I got a mulling syrup in Lakeland . Smashing . Shall raise a glass to you old bean !!

whack away your majesticness...then you have to kiss it better,under the mistletoe of course!!
neat idea 'innit?can't believe i'd never heard of it or thought of it before.
i mean every christmas market you go to is full of cauldrons of mulled wine/cider/beer on the go all day....the clue's in the cauldrons...well durrrrr on me!!!
oh yeah,my s/c is from lakeland.

 

[Steve Kroll]

Last year for a party, we made this recipe:

Mulled Wine Recipe : Ina Garten : Recipes : Food Network

Everyone seemed to thoroughly enjoy it. It calls for both cider (as in the US non-alcoholic definition of cider, which is simply unfiltered apple juice ) and red wine.