Catholic Recipe: Mulled Wine I

Also Called: Wassail

In the England of yesterday and today, New Year's Eve is celebrated with different forms of merrymaking and feasting, and the ancient holiday custom of the Wassail is much in vogue.

In America the observance of New Year's Eve takes many different forms — theater parties, dinners in cafes and clubs and restaurants; but we shall speak of one custom which many prefer. This is to spend the evening in one's own home with family and friends. For these, we suggest mulled wine.

DIRECTIONS

Use a claret or Burgundy type. Pour into an enamel pot, add the cloves, the thinly pared rind of 1 lemon, the sugar and the cinnamon. Allow this to steep over a low flame, but it must never come to a boil. Serve hot.