Hippocras

I love Supersizers Go. History and cooking?  What is there not to love? This one is from the Elizabethan episode.  In olden times this spiced wine was served as a digestive, but I say drink it on a hot day or a cold night.

1 stick cinnamon, broken into smaller pieces

small pinch of cloves (up to a tiny handful)
1" thinly sliced ginger
1/2 C sugar
1 bottle red wine

Optional

1/2 t course ground pepper

1/2 t ground nutmeg

Mix wine with sugar, and add the spices. Let stand for a day or two. Strain the wine through a moistened cheese cloth and rebottle the wine. Keep the hippocras in the refrigerator, and wait a couple of days before serving.

This is amazing both chilled and warmed (remember that warming does burn off some alcohol, but not nearly all, so it still counts).