Free Recipes from rubyglen.com
Wassail

Peel of 1 lemon
3 slices peeled fresh gingerroot
1 stick cinnamon
6 cups dry red wine or cranberry juice
6 cups apple cider
1/2 cup sugar
2 oranges, unpeeled, cut into 6 wedges each
36 whole cloves 

Place lemon peel, gingerroot, cinnamon and allspice on a small piece of cheesecloth or in a paper coffee filter. Bundle up the corners and tie top with kitchen string, leaving excess string to hang out of pot for easy retrieval. Set sachet aside. 

In a large pot, combine wine, apple cider, and sugar. Add sachet. Bring to boil over high heat stirring until sugar is dissolved. Cover. Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer for 15 mins. Remove sachet. Keep wassail warm over low heat. 

While wassail simmers, stick 3 whole cloves into peel side of each orange wedge. Place one wedge in each serving cup and ladle hot wassail over top. Serve hot. A Charles Dickens memory!