Mulled wine kit

A lovely homemade gift for wine lovers.

PREP: 15 MINS - 25 MINS COOK: 5 MINS EASY

Ingredients

25cm square butter muslin (available from department & hardware stores)

85g demerara sugar

1 tsp ground ginger

½ tsp ground nutmeg

1 cinnamon stick

70cl bottle red wine

8 - 12 cloves

1 orange

Method

Put the muslin on a flat surface and tip the sugar, ginger and nutmeg into the centre. Tie into a pouch with fine string and attach to the neck of the wine bottle. Then attach the cinnamon stick to the bottle with a little raffia.

Stick the cloves into the orange and pack into a box lined with raffia or shredded paper, with the wine.

Tie a label to the wine bottle with the following instructions: ‘Tip the contents of the muslin bag into a pan with the wine, orange, cinnamon stick and 300ml/½pt water. Simmer for 5 mins, then serve.’