Holiday Drinks

I grew up drinking what my grandmother called wassail every Christmas. It was a combination of cranberry and apples juices with sugar, cloves, and cinnamon. After moving away during college and deciding to stay put I’ve started making it for myself. Unfortunately, most cranberry juice has high fructose corn syrup in the ingredient list and I’ve been cutting that out of my diet. Last year I had a leftover bag of fresh cranberries that I couldn’t decide what to do with, so I ended up tossing them in a pot with some apple juice, cinnamon, and cloves and cooking it down. After pressing it through a sieve I ended up with a new version of my grandmother’s drink that starting this year is replacing the old recipe. I like the extra thickness the cranberry pulp adds to this hot drink. [...]