Maitrank (May Wine)
- 10m Prep Time
- 0sCook Time
- 40m Ready In
About twenty-five 5-ounce servings Another German drink, dedicated to springtime and featuring fresh sweet woodruff, which, incidentally, may be grown in a shady corner of your backyard. Use the leaves before the plant’s fragrant white flowers have bloomed.
Let's Prepare
Collect
Gather these ingredients — no prep needed yet.
- 12 sprigs young sweet woodruff
- 1 ¼ cups powdered sugar
- One 750ml bottle riesling, chilled
- (1 cup brandy)
- Three 750ml bottles riesling, chilled
- 1 liter club soda or one 750ml bottle Champagne, chilled
Let's Cook
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Step 1.
Place in a bowl in the order listed: 12 sprigs young sweet woodruff; 1 ¼ cups powdered sugar; One 750ml bottle riesling, chilled; (1 cup brandy)
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Step 2.
Cover and let stand, refrigerated, for 30 minutes, no longer. Remove the woodruff. Stir thoroughly and pour into a chilled punch bowl. Add: Three 750ml bottles riesling, chilled; 1 liter club soda or one 750ml bottle Champagne, chilled
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Step 3.
Thinly sliced oranges, sticks of pineapple, and, most appropriate of all, sprigs of woodruff may be used to decorate the bowl. Put a hulled strawberry in the bottom of each glass, to be eaten when the drink is finished.