Wassail January 10th 2021

Hoping to bring good cheer and health to 2021 with the Walthamstow Wassail.

This year will be a little different with the Wassail event online 3 til 4 pm. The craft this year is to create a Wassail drink with a twist , ready for the proceedings. Using your own apple carvings! Then we can Waes hael! in true style and sing our hearts delight.

Apple carving.
Wassail is made with a spiced mulled cider or non alcoholic version with apple juice with baked ( crab) apples. I have added a creative activity with apples carved into wassail singers/faces, the apples stew in the wassail drink. The apples will be studded with cloves for the added aroma and taste.

You will need:

• Apples

• Cloves

• A knife

• A chopping board

See the video below of how I carved the faces. There are apple choral faces that look fun stewing and bobbing in the wassail. Use your imagination to make faces drawing or decorating with the cloves.

Wassail Carved Apple Drink Ingredients:

• Apple Cider (alcoholic Version) or Apple Juice (The Sober Variety)

•  Sorrel cordial drink ( optional )

• 3 Gala Apples

• 1 Large Orange

• Cloves

• Nutmeg

• Ground Ginger (Spice will do!)

• Cinnamon Sticks

STEP 1 

• Measure out by glass per person the cider/apple juice of choice into a pan. 

• Add to your taste the sorrel juice .
  

STEP 2

• Slice the orange into rings and add them to the pan.

• 2 Cinnamon sticks. Optional: nutmeg and ground ginger, 

• Simmer slowly until apples are stewed.
  

STEP 3

• Cut up the stewed apple into manageable sizes.

• Pour and serve pop a cinnamon stick in the glass with some of the stewed apple. Some brandy can also be added into the alcoholic mix for an extra kick.

  Now you have the recipe, Lucy looks forward to seeing you on zoom ready to bring the new year with cheer. See https://www.facebook.com/groups/432904136767441 for news updates. Wassail songs will be published in advance.

  Thankyou to Kev for making the animation @kin_design