As this beverage is more usually drunk at children's parties than at any other, the wine need not be very old or expensive for the purpose, a new fruity wine answering very well for it.
Allow 1 pint of wine, with the other ingredients in proportion, for a party of 9 or 10 children.
Ed. Note: Modern sensibilities would substitute grape juice for the wine.
Ingredients
1 pint of port wine
1 quart of boiling water
1/4 lb. of sugar
1 lemon
grated nutmeg to taste
Directions
Put the wine into a jug
Rub some lumps of sugar (equal to 1/4 lb.) on the lemon-rind until all the yellow part of the skin is absorbed
Squeeze the juice, and strain it
Add the sugar and lemon-juice to the port wine, with the grated nutmeg
pour over it the boiling water, cover the jug, and, When the beverage has cooled a little, it will be fit for use
Negus may also be made of sherry, or any other sweet white wine, but is more usually made of port than of any other beverage. Source: The Book of Household Management by Isabella Beeton (1859)
Mulled Wine
