Christmas Party Punch Recipe
Ingredients:
- # Three and a half pints (2 litre) red wine
- # One and a half pints (825ml) water, boiling
- # 1 wine glass of brandy
- # 1 wine glass of Cointreau
- # 2 cloves
- # 12 cubes sugar
- # 2 oranges
- # 1 x 2 inch (5cm) stick of cinnamon
Directions:
- # Gently pour the wine into a saucepan and then add the sugar, cinnamon, cloves and thinly pared rind of one orange
- # Place the pan over a gentle heat and increase the heat to near boiling point, being careful not to allow the wine to boil
- # Add the brandy, Cointreau and water then stir well
- # Strain the liquid into a punch bowl
- # Ladle the punch into warmed glasses and serve