Here's a recipe. Maybe if I drink some I'll forget that the days are getting shorter now. :-(

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Title: Lamb's Wool
Categories: Beverages, England
Yield: 8 servings

6 ea Apples, baking; cored
2 tb Sugar, brown; up to 1/2 cup
2 qt Cider, sweet; or hard cider
-or a mixture of cider & ale
1/8 ts Nutmeg
1/4 ts Cinnamon
1/4 ts Ginger; ground

"The Feast of Epiphany, also called the Feast of
Kings, Twelfth Night, or the last day of Christmas
originated in Egypt during the course of the third
century. Thus it was a more day than Christmas Day
itself. Like Christmas, it was apparently established
to compete with a pagan festival , in honor of the
Egyptian sun god, celebrated at the winter solstice...
In England, Twelfth Night was traditionally celebrated
with a delicious drink called Lamb's Wool, made of
cider or ale, with roasted apples and sugar and
spices. It was the custom to bless apple trees by
pouring a libation of cider on them."

"This Old English and Irish punch which dates from the
Middle Ages, probably gets its name from the whiteness
of the roasted apples as they float in the cider."

Roast the apples in a baking pan at 450F for about an
hour, or until they are very soft and begin to burst.
(An alternative - and quicker- procedure is to peel
and boil the apples until they are very soft and
flaky.) You may leave the apples whole, or break them
up.

In a large saucepan, dissolve the sugar a few
tablespoons at a time in the cider or ale , tasting
for sweetness. Add the spices. Bring to a boil and
simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. Pour the liquid over the
apples in a large punch bowl, or serve in a large heat
resistant mugs.

MAKES: 8 1 cup servings Note: Nuts make a nice
accompaniment to Lamb's Wool (they were originally
roasted in with the apples.)

SOURCE: _A Continual Feast: A Cookbook to celebrate
the joys of family and faith throughout the Christian
year_ by Evelyn Birge Vitz. posted by Anne MacLellan

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