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Nonalcoholic Wassail

This is another Junior League favorite. Make it in the winter and serve it at a cold-weather brunch. You could keep this hot in a slow cooker, turned to the low setting, for several hours.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes 1/2 quarts

Ingredients

2 cups Fresh Cranberry Juice (page 240)
1 quart Lemonade (page 241)
6 whole cloves
2 cinnamon sticks

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Bring the cranberry juice, lemonade, cloves, and cinnamon sticks to a boil in a large saucepan. Reduce the heat. Simmer the wassail, covered, for about 1 hour.

    Step 2

    Using a slotted spoon, strain out and discard the cloves and the cinnamon sticks.

    Step 3

    Pour into mugs and serve.

Bubby's Brunch Cookbook cover.
Bubby’s Brunch Cookbook by Ron Silver and Rosemary Black. Copyright © 2009 by Ron Silver and Rosemary Black. Published by Ballantine Books. All Rights Reserved.
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