Spiced Wine with Dried Fruit
- 2 chamomile tea bags
- 2 cups boiling water
- 1 750-ml bottle Chenin Blanc or other semidry white wine
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup light rum
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon raisins
- 1 tablespoon chopped mixed dried fruit
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Place tea bags in large glass measuring cup.
- Pour 2 cups boiling water over.
- Let stand 4 minutes.
- Discard tea bags.
- Combine tea, wine and all remaining ingredients in medium saucepan.
- Stir wine mixture over medium heat until sugar dissolves.
- Bring mixture just to simmer.
- Remove from heat.
- Cover and let steep 20 minutes.
- Rewarm wine over low heat (do not boil).
- Discard bay leaf and cinnamon stick.
- Ladle wine, raisins and dried fruit into mugs and serve.
boiling water, sugar, orange juice, light rum, lemon juice, raisins, bay leaf, cinnamon, ground nutmeg
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/spiced-wine-with-dried-fruit-102335 (may not work)