Park Record | 1982-12-16 | Page 80 | Wassail

Wassail Wassail comes from the Anglo-Saxon "wes hall" or "be whole". Wassailing Is essentially the wish for a person's good health. The first Christmas carols were Yuletide drinking songs and English singers caroled their neighborhoods carrying their wassail bowls or cups. The wealthier were expected to fill the bowls with "Lamb's Wool", a hot spiced ale with roasted apples floating on it. The drink's strange name Is a corruption of "Lamasool" or "Apple Fruit Day", which fell on November 1. This was the day of harvesting and pressing the apples. 1 large bottle burgundy or claret wine 6 eggs separated JWrf Vz cup water fiP lial V4 tsp. nutmeg jiMrfJtF 2 cloves plOt Vz tsp. ginger t 'fS Vz tsp. mace j iiSHM Vz tsp. allspice . . M 1 1 tsp. cinnamon Y'''llp I i l 2 cups sugar YJIP M JI 6 baked apples SSJj Heat a large bottle of good red wine, either burgundy or claret. Beat egg yolks and egg whites separately, then fold yolks into stiff egg whites. Heat nutmeg, cloves, ginger, mace, allspice, cinnamon and sugar in Vz cup water until spices are cooked a bit to release their flavor. Then pour egg mixture, spices, and hot wine into a punch bowl. Place baked apples in punch bowl and serve.