Wassail!
A holiday favorite.
Drive the chills away with rum laced wassail.
Makes 10 cups.
1 gallon of apple cider
2 sticks of cinnamon
1 vanilla bean
2 oranges
2 apples
2 cups of dark spiced rum
In a large crockpot (6 quart) or large pot on the stove, pour in apple cider. Cut the apples and oranges into disks. Tap the apple seeds out. Carefully slice the vanilla bean lengthwise and into 1.5 inch sections. Combine fruits and spices into the cider. After 2 hours at medium heat (stovetop) or high (crockpot), pour in the 2 cups of dark rum. Stir gently. Keep the lid on tight (to prevent that precious alcohol from escaping). Simmer for 1 hour more. Then serve. Keep on low/warm heat. To store: strain off fruits & spices. Then pour into mason jars and frozen/refrigerated.
