VICTORIAN MULLED WINE

 

INGREDIENTS: METHOD:
  • 1 bottle Sparkling Wine
  • 140ml (¼ pint) Blackcurrant Syrup
  • 3 large Oranges
  • 9 Cloves
  • 1 Cinnamon Stick
  • ½ tsp Ground Mace
  • ½ tsp Ground Ginger
  • Vodka or Gin to taste (optional)
  • 285ml (½ pint) Fruit Juice (optional)
  • Sugar to taste

  • Preheat oven to 180°C: 350°F: Gas 4.
  • Stick 3 cloves in each orange and place the whole oranges in a deep ovenproof dish, bake for around 20 minutes.
  • Slice the oranges into a bowl.
  • Heat the wine, but do not allow to boil, (adding the fruit juice if using) with the cinnamon, mace and ginger.
  • Add the blackcurrant syrup and the oranges and cloves and continue heating.
  • Sweeten to taste, then add the vodka or gin.
  • Serve immediately.