Mulled wine

Ingredients:

• 3 bottles (2.25L) cheap red wine (Lambrusco is good)
• 2 cloves
• 5 inch stick cinnamon
• Grated rind and juice of 1 lemon
• Juice of 2 oranges
• 9oz (250g) sugar cubes
• 1 pint (600ml) dark rum or brandy

Method:

1. Put wine and grated lemon rind into a large pan and heat gently.
2. Stir in the lemon and orange juices.
3. Pack sugar cubes into a stainless steel sieve and set it across the top of the pan.
4. Warm the rum/brandy slowly and pour over some sugar.
5. Set fire to it, adding more rum from time to time to keep flames alight.
6. When all the sugar has melted, stir well and serve.

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