Clarrey (Claret) is a traditional Medieval recipe for a classic drink of white wine mulled with honey and spices. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Medieval version of: Claret (Clarrey).
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Original Recipe
Clarrey
(from A Forme of Cury)
Clarrey. Take kanel & galinga, greyns de paris, and a lytel pepper, & make pouder, & temper hit wyt god wyte wyne & the þrid perte honey & ryne hit þorow a cloþ.
Translation
Claret. Take cinnamon & galingale, grains of paradise, and a little pepper, & make powder, & mix it with good white wine & the third part honey & run it through a cloth.
Add the wine and 300ml honey to a a saucepan then bring to a boil. Skim-off the scum as it rises then taste for sweetness and add more honey as necessary. Remove from the heat, add the spices and allow to sit, covered, for 24 hours. After sitting the spices will form a residue in the bottom of the container. Use a ladle to pass the wine into another container through a strainer lined with 2 or 3 layers of cheesecloth to remove the spices.
Bottle then allow to stand for at least 1 month before serving. It's even better if you allow it to age for a year.
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