Authentic Swedish spiced wine. This Swedish glogg recipe is from Great Aunt Freda, brought from Sweden in the early 1900s.
Ingredients
- water: 2 cups
- cardamom seeds: 12 piece
- cinnamon sticks: 2 piece
- whole cloves: 12 piece
- orange, zested: 0.5 piece
- white sugar: 1 cup
- raisins: 1 cup
- blanched almonds: 1 cup
- Muscatel wine, or orange Muscat: 4 cups
- port wine (or Burgundy): 4 cups
- brandy: 2 cups
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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Bring water to a boil in a pot with cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, and orange zest; stir in sugar until dissolved. Remove from heat and allow to steep 8 hours to overnight.
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Place raisins and almonds into a large saucepan. Strain sugar water into raisins, then pour in Muscatel, port, and brandy. Place over medium-high heat and cook until hot but not simmering.
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Serve warm in a mug with some fruit and almonds in each cup.
