Olsson Recipes

From Nordstjernan

• Half cup (4 oz) vodka or whiskey or brandy
• 5 cinnamon sticks
• 1 tsp crushed cardamom kernels
• 1 orange peel
• Mix vodka & spices in covered jar in refrigerator overnight, filter. Then add to wine and sugar, heat.

• 1 bottle wine (burgundy/cab sav/merlot)
• 1 cup sugar
• vanilla bean (or 1 tsp vanilla extract or vanilla sugar)

VERSION 2.0 another version (change spices – like when making aquavit)

• 4 oz vodka (or whiskey or cognac)
• 5 cinnamon sticks
• 20 cloves
• 1 piece ginger (peeled)
• 1 tsp crushed cardamom pods
• 1 piece orange peel

Mix vodka & spices in covered jar in refrigerator overnight, filter with coffee filter. Then add to wine and  1 C sugar and 1 tsp vanilla sugar, heat.

SERVE WITH

• blanched almond slivers
• raisins