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1. Wassailing and Yulesinging. Traditionally, the wassail is celebrated on Twelfth Night (variously on either January 5 or 6). Some people still wassail on "Old Twelvey Night", January 17, as it would have been before the introduction of the Gregorian Calendar in In the middle ages, the wassail was a reciprocal exchange between the feudal lords and their peasants as a form of recipient.
2. May 15,  · an English Wassail, a dance-like song sung by carol singers as they travelled door-to-door. This particular example was collected in the early part of the 20th century in Buckland, Gloucestershire from a Mr. William Bayliss. As noted by Sharp, it appears to be an area-specific variation on the better-known Gloucestershire Wassail.
3. Wassail is a spiced cider drink that can be served hot or cold and is absolutely delicious either way. This easy wassail recipe is a family favorite. Wassail is a spiced cider drink that can be served hot or cold and is absolutely delicious either way.
4. Wassail returns to the folk/rock theme of the title track and is indeed musically linked to that track. The myths surrounding the apple tree in its various guises is explored here and the music is anthemic and uplifting, the rising middle eight in particular sends goose bumps up this particular listeners spine with its emotional thrust /5().
5. Oct 23,  · Wassail has endured as a fall and winter tradition because it’s such an easy communal drink to make. All it takes is some citrus, a few apples, copious spices, and time. When shared, it can.
6. Jan 03,  · A Wassail King or Queen is chosen to lead the procession by the unusual method of hiding a dry bean in a cake. Whoever gets the bean (without choking on it) does the honours. Barrington Court. Well-known these days for its cidermaking, Barrington Court hosts a major wassail event, complete with Mummers and Morris men. Look out for curiosities.
7. Stud orange with whole cloves. Put all ingredients into crock pot. Cover and cook on high for 1 hour and then on low for hours. Serve.
8. DIRECTIONS. Put all the ingredients (adjust number of lemon slice to taste) in a suitably sized saucepan and simmer for 10 minutes. Tastes best hot.