Hippocras
Serves 12 · 2 of 5 items checked · 3 aisles
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Red wine steeped with cinnamon, ginger, and cloves, sweetened and strained through a cloth.
Hippocras was spiced wine, named for the filtering bag that was likened to the sleeve of Hippocrates. It was drunk at the end of a feast as a digestive and made in large batches to keep.
The dish
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Serves 12 · 2 of 5 items checked · 3 aisles
Put the wine in a clean vessel with cinnamon sticks, sliced ginger, cloves, and a few peppercorns.
Stir in sugar or honey until dissolved.
Cover and let it steep for a day, stirring now and then.
Strain the wine through a fine cloth or a filtering bag until clear.
Bottle it and serve at room temperature, in small glasses.
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