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Mulled Cider Recipes

First a definition - what is Mulled Cider or Wines, what does it mean;

Mull: 

To warm or heat up (perhaps that is why it is also used for reflective thinking ;)

Mulled:

Warmed up (a beverage, esp. wine, beer, or cider) and added spices and sweetening to a beverage

a tankard of mulled ale

shall we mull some apple (juice) cider with cranberries and cinnamon 

             So mulled cider seems to have been a drink that was a common man’s beverage; it was made from whatever was available to hand, similar to his versions of wine and mead; in this case a base of apple juice, with a cover of herbs and other flavours, which range from various other fruits to spices; it would have been an experiment carried over many years and perhaps generations, as recipes were refined and quality was improved; the Gingerbeer recipes of the later 17^th to 19^th century would have been just one that became a staple of commercial and home brewing life;

      Below are a few that I have found on the web, and some that I have worked out myself; I’ll leave it up to you to decide which is which LOL

         Dave

 

HOT MULLED CRANBERRY CIDER   

http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-00,hot_mulled_cider,FF.html       

1 (32 oz.) bottle cranberry juice cocktail (4 c.)

1 (32 oz.) bottle apple juice (4 c.)

6 cinnamon-apple herbal tea bags

6 (8 inch long) cinnamon sticks

 

1. In 3 quart saucepan over high heat, heat cranberry juice and apple juice to boiling. Remove from heat. Add tea bags. Cover and brew 5 minutes.

 

2. Remove tea bags. Serve in glass mugs and use cinnamon sticks as swizzle sticks.

 

This is a drink to sip by a warm fire on a cold autumn day.