Ingredients: 5 1/4 cups red wine 1 teaspoon of whole cloves 1 teaspoon whole allspice 1/2 teaspoon cracked peppercorns 2 cinnamon sticks, broken into pieces 3/4 cup Cognac
Directions:Pour the red wine into an enamel saucepan and add a spice bag containing the cloves, allspice, cracked peppercorns, and the cinnamon sticks. Let the mixture stand for 1 hour and bring it just to the boiling point, covered, over moderately low heat. Remove the pan from the heat and let the mixture stand, covered, for 5 minutes. Discard the spice bag and stir in the Cognac, warmed. Divide the spiced wine among six 10-ounce heat-proof mugs, rinsed with boiling water beforehand. |