Mulling Spice with Anise

Ingredients

  • 2 cups (320 g/11 oz) dried orange peel
  • 2 cups (250 g/8.8 oz) broken cinnamon sticks
  • 1 cup (125 g/4.4 oz) whole allspice berries
  • 1 cup (125 g/4.4 oz) whole cloves
  • 4 broken star anise

Procedure

  1. Mix ingredients together well.
  2. Store in closed jar.

Use

  • Mix ¼ cup (150 g/5.3 oz) of spice mixture per 16 cups (4 L/1.1 US gal) of wine, cider, or apple juice.
  • Simmer for 30 minutes.
  • Serve hot in mugs with cinnamon stick stirrers or fill a punch bowl and garnish with orange slices.