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Wassail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wassail is the act of toasting the gods for a bountiful harvest with a hot, spiced punch often associated with Christmas. Particularly popular in Germanic countries, the term itself is a contraction ...
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Make the best Wassail Bowl with this easy recipe. Find thousands of free, expert-tested, printable recipes on HowStuffWorks.com ... Wassail Bowl Photo...
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Traditional English yuletide always includes the wassail bowl, a hot spiced ale with roasted apples. It was the custom for every English family to have a steaming bowl of wassail ready to serve throughout the holiday season in old England.
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When on "Newyere Daie" in medieval England the country folk after copious repasts drank each other's health in cups of wassail, they afterwards went out to the orchards and "wassailed the trees." ... Serve in a bowl and float the toast on top.
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A wassail was originally a toast made to someone's health or good luck as you gave him a cup of wine. ... The wassail bowl was surrounded with merriment. Often at Christmas, groups of carolers would go a-wassailing, traveling from house to house caroling their hosts in return for a cup of the delicious wassail.
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being the Wassail Bowl, so renowned in Christmas festivity. The contents had been prepared by the Squire himself; for it was a beverage in the skilful mixture of which he particularly prided himself; alleging that it was too abstruse and complex for the comprehension of an ordinary servant.
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2. meanwhile, place orange and lemon slices in heat-safe 5-quart punch bowl; set aside. 3. To cider mixture, add frozen orange juice concentrate, lemonade concentrate, white wine, water, and brown sugar; over high heat, heat to boiling. ... RecipeSource : Side Dishes : Beverage Recipes : Wassail Bowl...
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RecipeSource : Ethnic Recipes : North & South American Recipes : Canadian Recipes : Wassail Bowl ... Fold the whites into the yolks in a heatproof punch bowl. Remove the spice bag and add the heated liquid very gradually to the eggs, stirring briskly after each addition. Float the roasted apples on top. Serve hot.
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All the lignum Vitea bowls were turned end grain from a round log, Lignum is a hard, dense oily wood (it will sink in water), ideal for the retention of hot liquid. Due to the exorbitant cost of Lignum Vitea I chose to turn my Wassail bowl from a log of green Sycamore.
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