Wassail (Middle English 'wæs hæl' - ‘be you healthy’) refers both to the salute 'Waes Hail' and to the drink of wassail, a hot mulled cider drunk as part of wassailing, an English ritual intended to ensure a good apple harvest the following year. Historically, the drink is a mulled cider, mulled beer, or mead, made with sugar, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg and topped with toast.

Ingredients: Cinnamon sticks, cut ginger, ground nutmeg

For a Gallon Brew:
• Fill a pot with 1 gallon of fresh apple cider, or ale, or mead
• Fill spice bag with ⅓ cup of wassail spices
• Add spices and ½ cup sugar, and simmer at low heat for 1-2 hours
• Serve hot or chilled