| Put orange peel, lemon peel and cloves into a tea filter bag, tie shut with white yarn. Hang
into a copper kettle, pour in wine. Heat up close to boiling point, but make sure it never
gets to boil. Put the kettle in the middle of your table so all your guests can watch the
ceremony. You normally use a "Feuerzange", but as I supect this might be hard to get outside
Europe I guess you can also use a grid from your barbecue set - especially the ones you
normally use to barbecue herrings in should work pretty well. The point is that you should be
able to put the sugar hat on it (lying on its side) and place the whole thing safely over the
kettle. Once you've got that far, you're ready for the ceremony. First, dim your lights. Then
pour some rum onto the sugar hat, best using a ladle, and light it (this is why the rum has to
be at least 108 proof). Keep the flames burning by ladeling more rum on the sugar hat, until
the sugar has completely melted and dripped into the wine. Remove the "Feuerzange" and the bag
with the spices. Serve in heat-proof glasses.
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