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America to some extent in the nineteenth century and is one of the Christmas traditions practiced at Colonial Williamburg’s hotels for the pleasure of their visitors.
Wassail recipes must have varied from family to family —as eggnog recipes do today. Basically, it was hot spiced ale, wine or cider, and could be laced with brandy at one’s discretion, or indiscretion.
A modem recipe, yielding about 20 punch cups:
Boil the following mixture for about five minutes to make a spicy syrup: Vi cup water 1 cup sugar 2 sticks cinnamon 3 slices lemon
Strain the syrup. Heat, but do not
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