Almost every European nation has its own national drink. And he should definitely be a hot, steaming and fragrant.
Most often the basis of its wine is flavored with a variety of spices. But from country to country, the recipe changes.
In Britain and Ireland under the famous Christmas drink mulled wine, a drink based on red wine or ale. For the first option take a bottle of red wine and a couple of spoonfuls of Madeira, which is added sugar, raisins, orange peel, cinnamon, cloves, almonds and vodka to the fortress. For preparation of mulled wine on the basis of ale, first in the oven baked orange stuck with cloves in it with chopsticks. Then put in a saucepan along with the old ale, brandy, rum, sugar and bring to a boil.
Previously mulled wine was needed in order to inform members of the household of the beginning of a feast: the mistress was lowered into his red-hot poker, and a loud hissing convened the all the Christmas table.
These recipes are typical but not for the whole of the UK. For example, in Scottish land, always culturally separate themselves from the rest of the United Kingdom, cooked traditional souens. To make it, undertook fermented and fermented barley, which added honey and cream. Ready drink, now preserved mainly among the highlanders Highlands, poured into small wooden cups. Objects found at the bottom of a cup, predicted the fate for the coming year: the ring - a wedding, a coin - wealth, Button - celibacy, and so on.
In the Nordic countries Christmas drink is called "glogg. In Sweden it is prepared from red wine, vodka and sugar with the addition of almonds, raisins, cloves, cinnamon and ginger. Sugar when cooking has completely dissolved. Served a drink, of course, hot, previously insisting it 1 an hour. Value of ingredients are as follows. For glogga from a bottle of red wine needed about 60 ml of vodka, 65 oz. sugar, 1 stick of cinnamon, 6 cloves sticks, 1 / 2 tablespoons. ground ginger, 100 gr. raisins, 100 gr. almonds.
Children also receive their glogg, but soft.
In Norway, a variety of Christmas punch, also called "granny broth. Its origins are rooted in the days of the Vikings, and fishing settlements on the shores of Norway. It is believed that its origin must Norwegian glogg father of the family, which is not found in the house of spirits on the tenth day of celebration Happy winter hunting, decided to replace his grandmother's broth. This drink is prepared, as the name implies, grandmothers of herbs to the grandchildren did not suffer long Norwegian winters.
Later mistress of the house to mix it with a rush of vodka, which got her older brother during his campaign in the south of the country. In this embodiment, a drink and spread throughout the country. Today, he is prepared as follows: hot tea, wine, sugar, cloves, cinnamon, lemon juice, orange peel is placed in a saucepan, heat up, adding there vodka and rum, and then a long hold on the fire, without boiling. He served as and all the European Christmas drinks, hot.
In France, prepare punch (cruchon in French means "jug"), it is a mixture of wine (not red and white) with rum or brandy, which add fresh fruit, sugar, and sometimes champagne.
So, to prepare a Christmas punch (12-14 glasses), you can take 2 bottles of sweet champagne, 2 glasses of wine brandy, rind and juice of two oranges and one lemon, 75 oz. sugar and 150 ml of water. Lemon and orange peel is boiled in water with sugar for about 5 minutes, then filtered on ice, and on top add champagne, cognac and fruit juices.
It is noteworthy that not all the peoples of Europe added to the Christmas drinks alcohol. Thus, Belgium and the Netherlands are preparing their Slemä on the basis of hot milk and a very strong tea with sugar. A wide variety of spices present but here. Slemä not without cinnamon, lemon peel, saffron, cloves and nutmeg.
Related anxiously for Christmas and the U.S. are preparing their own Christmas drink recipe "ancestor" which was introduced in the New World by settlers from Europe. Egg-legs (so he called in the U.S.) prepared from the brandy, milk, eggs and powdered sugar. As you can see, the ingredients are very similar. In the U.S., they also can be replaced and combined. So, Sherry Egg legs are not prepared for brandy, and at Jerez.
Most often the basis of its wine is flavored with a variety of spices. But from country to country, the recipe changes.
In Britain and Ireland under the famous Christmas drink mulled wine, a drink based on red wine or ale. For the first option take a bottle of red wine and a couple of spoonfuls of Madeira, which is added sugar, raisins, orange peel, cinnamon, cloves, almonds and vodka to the fortress. For preparation of mulled wine on the basis of ale, first in the oven baked orange stuck with cloves in it with chopsticks. Then put in a saucepan along with the old ale, brandy, rum, sugar and bring to a boil.
Previously mulled wine was needed in order to inform members of the household of the beginning of a feast: the mistress was lowered into his red-hot poker, and a loud hissing convened the all the Christmas table.
These recipes are typical but not for the whole of the UK. For example, in Scottish land, always culturally separate themselves from the rest of the United Kingdom, cooked traditional souens. To make it, undertook fermented and fermented barley, which added honey and cream. Ready drink, now preserved mainly among the highlanders Highlands, poured into small wooden cups. Objects found at the bottom of a cup, predicted the fate for the coming year: the ring - a wedding, a coin - wealth, Button - celibacy, and so on.
In the Nordic countries Christmas drink is called "glogg. In Sweden it is prepared from red wine, vodka and sugar with the addition of almonds, raisins, cloves, cinnamon and ginger. Sugar when cooking has completely dissolved. Served a drink, of course, hot, previously insisting it 1 an hour. Value of ingredients are as follows. For glogga from a bottle of red wine needed about 60 ml of vodka, 65 oz. sugar, 1 stick of cinnamon, 6 cloves sticks, 1 / 2 tablespoons. ground ginger, 100 gr. raisins, 100 gr. almonds.
Children also receive their glogg, but soft.
In Norway, a variety of Christmas punch, also called "granny broth. Its origins are rooted in the days of the Vikings, and fishing settlements on the shores of Norway. It is believed that its origin must Norwegian glogg father of the family, which is not found in the house of spirits on the tenth day of celebration Happy winter hunting, decided to replace his grandmother's broth. This drink is prepared, as the name implies, grandmothers of herbs to the grandchildren did not suffer long Norwegian winters.
Later mistress of the house to mix it with a rush of vodka, which got her older brother during his campaign in the south of the country. In this embodiment, a drink and spread throughout the country. Today, he is prepared as follows: hot tea, wine, sugar, cloves, cinnamon, lemon juice, orange peel is placed in a saucepan, heat up, adding there vodka and rum, and then a long hold on the fire, without boiling. He served as and all the European Christmas drinks, hot.
In France, prepare punch (cruchon in French means "jug"), it is a mixture of wine (not red and white) with rum or brandy, which add fresh fruit, sugar, and sometimes champagne.
So, to prepare a Christmas punch (12-14 glasses), you can take 2 bottles of sweet champagne, 2 glasses of wine brandy, rind and juice of two oranges and one lemon, 75 oz. sugar and 150 ml of water. Lemon and orange peel is boiled in water with sugar for about 5 minutes, then filtered on ice, and on top add champagne, cognac and fruit juices.
It is noteworthy that not all the peoples of Europe added to the Christmas drinks alcohol. Thus, Belgium and the Netherlands are preparing their Slemä on the basis of hot milk and a very strong tea with sugar. A wide variety of spices present but here. Slemä not without cinnamon, lemon peel, saffron, cloves and nutmeg.
Related anxiously for Christmas and the U.S. are preparing their own Christmas drink recipe "ancestor" which was introduced in the New World by settlers from Europe. Egg-legs (so he called in the U.S.) prepared from the brandy, milk, eggs and powdered sugar. As you can see, the ingredients are very similar. In the U.S., they also can be replaced and combined. So, Sherry Egg legs are not prepared for brandy, and at Jerez.
