Old Fashioned Wassail
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Old Fashioned Wassail takes apple juice, cranberry juice, pineapple juice, and spices and transforms them into the ultimate winter warm-you-up drink. It’s like a hug from your grandma, but in a cup.
We have a tradition in my house that started in October, but whenever October got too busy because of kids activities it moved to November and now it’s called Mocktoberfest. This is my own made-up holiday. On this day we all get together and go walk down to watch our small town’s holiday parade, we celebrate my sister’s birthday, everyone brings a crock pot of soup, and we spend the whole day talking and eating.
Now, I don’t know if you’ve ever done a small town holiday parade in north Missouri, but I’ll fill you in on how it goes. You get up pretty early and you go stand outside in the freezing butt cold for a couple hours to watch everyone you know and their uncle on their handmade parade floats and you stand there until you can’t feel your fingers or toes or your nose.
I started making this old fashioned wassail as a way to warm us up when we got back from the parade. Let me tell you there is nothing like walking into my house after standing outside in the cold and just being enveloped with the scent of this rich, spicy, and fruity apple cider drink. It is one of those things that just warms you from the inside out.
Real quick let’s talk about wassail. I need you to help me settle an argument. How do you pronounce this word? Because I say wah-sail, like sailboat. My husband says wossil like rhymes with fossil. The internet says we are both right, which does nothing to settle this debate! So tell me how you say it!
Old fashioned wassail is the perfect drink for any holiday gatherings or parties, because it’s so easy to throw together. Simply pour 2 quarts of apple juice, 1 quart of cranberry juice, and 1 can of Dole pineapple juice into a 5 quart or larger crockpot. Slice an orange into 4-5 slices and stick 5 or so cloves into each orange slice. Add your clove studded oranges and 5 cinnamon sticks to the crockpot and cook it on low for 4-5 hours. That’s it! Easy peasy and it looks so pretty. If you don’t have a crockpot this large, you can make old fashioned wassail on the stove top. Just put the ingredients in a large stockpot and simmer for 25-30 minutes.
Old Fashioned Wassail
Ingredients
- 2 quarts apple juice
- 1 quart cranberry juice
- 1 46 ounce can Dole pineapple juice
- 1 orange
- 20-25 whole cloves
- 5 cinnamon sticks
Instructions
- Slice the orange into 4 to 5 slices. Push 4-5 cloves into each orange slice and set aside.
- Add the juices to a 5-6 quart crockpot.
- Add the oranges and cinnamon sticks to the juice mixture. Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours. Serve hot.
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Gotta be wah-sail! Don’t know how it could be anything else unless you’re a foreigner.
This is going on my to do list for when all the gang is here.
Happy Holidays!
One more vote for my side of the argument! Thanks Trena, I’ll let my husband know. I hope your gang enjoys this one as much as my gang does. Happy Holidays to you too.
What a festive and beautiful drink for the holidays!
I was looking for something festive for Christmas and I’m happy to find it. This Wassail is a completely new drink for me.
Oh man, if you’ve never had it before you’re in for a treat!
I have had this, made by the Accidental Happy Baker herself, and it is absolutely wonderful! It is delicious and really does warm you inside and out, and she let me have some even though I wimped out on the parade this year.
I don’t blame you for not coming to the parade, it’s an early cold, cold, early morning.
This sounnds interesting. I have never had it but would love to try it. I love fruity drinks so this is perfect.
Moctober Fest sounds so fun! I love family traditions like this — spending time together around food. And the drink looks delicious — I love how warming it must be. 🙂
Moctober Fest sounds so fun! I love family traditions like this — spending time together around food. And the drink looks delicious — I love how warming it must be. 🙂
What a festive and beautiful drink for the holidays!
What a festive and beautiful drink for the holidays!
I was looking for something festive for Christmas and I’m happy to find it. This Wassail is a completely new drink for me.
I was looking for something festive for Christmas and I’m happy to find it. This Wassail is a completely new drink for me.
I have had this, made by the Accidental Happy Baker herself, and it is absolutely wonderful! It is delicious and really does warm you inside and out, and she let me have some even though I wimped out on the parade this year.
I have had this, made by the Accidental Happy Baker herself, and it is absolutely wonderful! It is delicious and really does warm you inside and out, and she let me have some even though I wimped out on the parade this year.
This sounnds interesting. I have never had it but would love to try it. I love fruity drinks so this is perfect.
This sounnds interesting. I have never had it but would love to try it. I love fruity drinks so this is perfect.