This Stuff is Really Good!

[Asteriskos]

German MULLED Gluhwein (Glow Wine)!!!

How to pronounce Glühwein?

“Glühwein” is hard to say as an English speaker because the “ü” is a sound
not readily heard or pronounced. To get close enough, you could say “Glue”
(like what you use on paper) and vine (like a vine of grapes).
So, literally it’s Glue-vine… but the ü is much more drawn out.

RECIPE:

What You Need to Make This Recipe

Ingredients:

1 bottle of red wine
1 orange (sliced)
1 lemon (sliced, optional)
2-3 cinnamon sticks
15 whole cloves
5 whole star aniseed
sugar (white or brown)
vanilla sugar or bean vanilla pod (optional)

Note: you don’t need to be super exact when making this recipe.
If you use 12 cloves instead of 15, for example, it’s not a big deal.
Add more or less of everything to taste.

That's it, I'm out of recipes till I drink some More of this Stuff!

Disclaimer: Don't Drink and Drive or... Operate Dangerous Machinery, you have been Warned!

 

[Xenophon]

Say a long /i:/ sound, like the "ee" in "peel." Then purse your lips round like you're sucking a straw.

Then use the straw you practiced on to sauf' up the Wein. Keep one hand grasping table edge in case of wine-induced gravity-storms.

 

[Asteriskos]

Say a long /i:/ sound, like the "ee" in "peel." Then purse your lips round like you're sucking a straw.

Then use the straw you practiced on to sauf' up the Wein. Keep one hand grasping table edge in case of wine-induced gravity-storms.

Nah, Never do that, take an enormous pull, savor the flavor, then swallow, repeat till the grog is Gone!

 

[Robert Ramsay]

Nah, Never do that, take an enormous pull, savor the flavor, then swallow, repeat till the grog is Gone!

Actually what he meant "Saufen" is a German verb that means "to drink greedily" - a bit like 'quaff'. The food equivalent is 'fressen' which basically means to eat like an animal

 

[Asteriskos]

Actually what he meant "Saufen" is a German verb that means "to drink greedily" - a bit like 'quaff'. The food equivalent is 'fressen' which basically means to eat like an animal

Taking an "Enormous Pull" qualifies as Greedy in My Book, Savoring the Flavor is a "bit" more refined, as far as eating, I forgot to mention this goes really well with Shepard's Pie!

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Taking an "Enormous Pull" qualifies as Greedy in My Book, Savoring the Flavor is a "bit" more refined, as far as eating, I forgot to mention this goes really well with Shepard's Pie!

@Robert Ramsay et @Xenophon,
I can't recommend the combination of these two delicacies "Enough!".
Also, quite enjoy exchanges like this! I "Knew" there was something I like about you guys! After all, we All have "Some redeeming qualities", Yes?

 

[Xenophon]

Taking an "Enormous Pull" qualifies as Greedy in My Book, Savoring the Flavor is a "bit" more refined, as far as eating, I forgot to mention this goes really well with Shepard's Pie!

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@Robert Ramsay et @Xenophon,
I can't recommend the combination of these two delicacies "Enough!".
Also, quite enjoy exchanges like this! I "Knew" there was something I like about you guys! After all, we All have "Some redeeming qualities", Yes?

Can one be a refined slob? I tend to take large mouthfuls ("mouthsful"?), then savor the hogshead in this hog's head.

Shepherd's pie? I have found that Glühwein goes well with more Glühwein. That and trying to solo "In fernem Land..."

 

[Asteriskos]

Can one be a refined slob? I tend to take large mouthfuls ("mouthsful"?), then savor the hogshead in this hog's head.

Shepherd's pie? I have found that Glühwein goes well with more Glühwein. That and trying to solo "In fernem Land..."

It's good stuff. The reason I posted the recipe here is that where we live they only market it commercially between say mid-November, and if you're Lucky, through the end of Yule (Tide). So... against my Wife's better judgement, I started making it for us and friends, Now She believes. Yes, one Can be a "refined" slob, I embody that when applicable! Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries" is all I have to "augment" the auditory sense.

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Just tried something in preparation for the upcoming "season". Instead of just any old Red Wine, I used some E &J Gallo Sangria!
The only variation from the original recipe is the Red Wine / Sangria substitution, if you have citrus fruit, why not still use it.
Man it's Really Good! That may also be Why I tend to make so Many "typos"!

N.B. Sangria is Sweetened Red Wine with Orange and Lemon, plus "soda water". Gallo is "California Red".