On these blustering winter days\u00a0 (particularly in the northern sections of the country),\u00a0 there is nothing better to warm you up than a steaming hot drink.\u00a0 Most of the drinks on this page can be served either hot or cold.<\/p>\n
MULLED\u00a0 WINE<\/strong> 1 bottle sweet red wine CRANBERRY\/APPLE\u00a0 CIDER<\/strong> 2\u00a0 cups cranberry juice cocktail MILK\u00a0 LIQUEUR<\/strong> 2 1\/2 cups grain alcohol CRANBERRY\u00a0 CIDER<\/strong> 2 lbs. cranberries MULLED\u00a0 CIDER<\/strong> 2 quarts apple cider HONEY\u00a0 LIQUEUR<\/strong> 26 ounces grain alcohol On these blustering winter days\u00a0 (particularly in the northern sections of the country),\u00a0 there is nothing better to warm you up than a steaming hot drink.\u00a0 Most of the drinks on this page can be served either hot or cold. MULLED\u00a0 WINE Vynas\u00a0 su\u00a0 prieskoniais 1 bottle sweet red wine 1 quart water 10-12 cloves …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[78,137],"class_list":["post-2900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-food-cooking","tag-lith-heritage","tag-siliunas-d"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2900"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2900\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nVynas\u00a0 su\u00a0 prieskoniais<\/em><\/p>\n
\n1 quart water
\n10-12 cloves
\n2-5 cinnamon sticks
\nBit of ginger
\nJuice of 2 lemons
\nRaisins and peeled almonds
\nPlace all the spices in the water and bring to a boil. Let the mixture simmer on low heat for about 15 minutes. Remove the pot from the stove and filter out the spices with a sieve. Add the wine and lemon juice to the spiced water. Heat the mixture, but do not let boil. Serve hot, placing raisins and almonds in the bottom of each glass.<\/p>\n
\nSpanguoli\u0173\/obuoli\u0173\u00a0 gira<\/em><\/p>\n
\n2 quarts apple cider
\n1\/3 cup sugar
\n1 orange studded with 6 whole cloves
\n2 cinnamon sticks (3 inches each)
\nOrange slices or cinnamon sticks for garnish
\nCombine cranberry juice cocktail, cider and sugar in a slow cooker or heavy-bottomed saucepan.\u00a0 Heat and stir until sugar dissolves. Add orange and cinnamon sticks and simmer on low for\u00a0 1\/2 hours. Serve in warm mugs with orange slices or cinnamon sticks.<\/p>\n
\nPieninis\u00a0 krupnikas<\/em><\/p>\n
\n1 1\/2 cups milk
\n3 cups sugar
\n3 oranges
\n3 lemons
\n1 vanilla stick
\nWash oranges and lemons. Cut into small pieces.\u00a0 Combine alcohol, milk, sugar, orange\/lemon pieces, and vanilla in a 1-gallon glass jug. Mix well. Let stand for 3 weeks, beating briskly daily. Filter through filter paper (using many funnels –\u00a0 coffee filters are ideal). Liquid should be clear and golden.\u00a0 Bottle and enjoy.<\/p>\n
\nSpanguoli\u0173\u00a0 gira<\/em><\/p>\n
\n1 gallon boiling water
\n1 lb. sugar
\n1 oz. yeast
\nWash berries. Place in pot with cold water to cover. Boil till berries pop. Strain into crock, pour on boiling water, add sugar. When lukewarm, add yeast dissolved in a little water. Cover, place in warm spot. Next day, skim top.\u00a0 Pour into bottles, cork. Keep in cool place. Ready to drink in 2-3 days.<\/p>\n
\nGira\u00a0 su\u00a0 prieskoniais<\/em><\/p>\n
\n1\/2 cup packed brown sugar or V
\n2 cup honey
\n12 whole cloves
\n4 cinnamon sticks
\nPeel of 1 large orange, cut into long strips
\nPeel of 1 large lemon, cut into long strips
\n2 cups brandy
\nCombine cider, sugar, cloves, cinnamon sticks and orange and lemon peel in a large, non-aluminum pot. Bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally, then reduce heat to low and simmer for\u00a0 10 minutes.\u00a0 (Recipe may be made ahead to this point.) Add brandy and heat until steaming, but do not boil. Pour into a large, heat-proof bowl or ladle directly into warm mugs. Add some peel to each serving. Alterna\u00adtively, if making punch ahead of time, do not add brandy. Instead, pour 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) brandy into each mug, and top with hot punch. Omit brandy for non-alcoholic punch. Note: To make wine punch, substitute 2 bottles dry red wine for the cider and add 2 cups port wine, ruby preferred, with the brandy.<\/p>\n
\nKrupnikas<\/em><\/p>\n
\n1 star anise pod
\n1 Tbsp caraway seed
\n10 cloves
\n10 whole allspice
\n2-3 cinnamon sticks
\n1 vanilla bean
\n2 slices dry ginger root
\n10 cardamom seeds
\n1\/2 whole nutmeg
\n1 pinch saffron
\nRind of 1 whole orange
\nRind of 1 whole lemon
\n5 cups water
\n1 \/ 4\u00a0 lb. honey
\nTie the spices into a cheesecloth and simmer in 5 cups water until the liquid is reduced by half. Remove spices. Add honey and bring back to a boil. Turn off burner and cool slightly. Add grain alcohol and boil for 5 minutes. Cool and pour into bottles. The legendary honey \u201ckrupnikas\u201d has as many recipes as there are Lithuanians. Some may feel that the above recipe has too many spices, so you can skip a few without loosing the taste of this delicious favorite. And it improves with age.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"