Thank you! :3

Glad to take part in an intelligent discussion and contribute a bit. It's good to hear from you!

I'm thinking about trying the nordic 'Gløgg' recipie this year- mulled red wine. It's so tasty! We have a ukrainian young lady in our family, it took a long time for her to let go of the bleakfaced forbidding from her family's background in interpreting the scripture too legalistically. The scriptures never forbid us fermented drink, but they do caution us against strong drink and addiction.

'Wine makes glad the hearts of both God and men', 'Normally, Sir, they give the worst wine after everybody has drunk the first, but you saved the best for last!'... etc.

Spiced wine:
1 L. good red wine, dark
1 cinnamon stick
5-6 nutmeg cloves
2-4 tablespoons brown Sugar or 3-4 tablespoons maple syrup
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup almond slivers
1/4 cup lemon or orange juice

Mix it in a saucepan, warm it just before the point of boiling, (stop when it just starts to steam), stir it gently for about 15-20 minutes, enjoy the scent, and sip and munch it from a mug with a teaspoon through your evening! You can do the same with apple cider, or a mix of beer, water and juice.

Bless! -Mew