from Prague to Budapest, hot wine is the best
I'm revelling in sickness today. I'm an ugly bag of mostly snot. My body is too warm but I shiver nonetheless. The spirit is willing, the skeleton says, "forget it, girl." I'm going to self medicate and share my remedy with you all. It will not cure me but it will help me muddle through with much more cheer.
There is only one way I can drink red wine. I have to warm it up, add cinnamon, clove, lemon or orange slices, and a touch of honey. It is therefore forralt bor, hot wine...drinking it otherwise means treating myself to raging and relentless headaches.
Try it, on the downhill side of winter, amidst the doldrums, while the cold weather still encourages a warm, soothing drink. Use cheap wine (two buck Chuck would do quite nicely), don't spend too much, but feel as if you are really treating yourself. Enjoy the ritual of adding whole spices to your specific taste.
And please use whole spices...powdered cinnamon while create a funky slime at the bottom of your cup.
FORRALT BOR
One bottle of red wine...I prefer dry
assorted citrus slices....I actually like to use lemon only, but oranges, having marinated in the bor for a
spell, are succulent and humble joy to savor
whole cloves and cinnamon bark chunks, to taste...use a tea ball to flavor the wine if you don't want
a chunky drink
drizzles of honey, to taste
Place everything except the honey into a medium saucepan, on medium heat. Bring to just under a
boil...let simmer about five minutes. The longer this simmers, the more alcohol burns off. Keep the
mixture warm on a very low heat. Ladle out a portion and add honey to taste. Add a splash of rum,
Vienna style
Do share, spread the cheer, or enjoy in delicious solitude. x
homemade forralt bor with lemon
