Sbiten

== Description ==
An ancient recipe Russian Hot beverage. There are several variations and also spelled sbiten
A non-alchoholic version is made with blackberry jam or other flavours and water instead of the wine.
==Ingredients==
* 1 ginger
* 2 3 bay leaf
* 5 – 7 cloves
* 1 nutmeg
* cinnamon
* 1 tsp herbs to taste (spearmint, St. John's wort)
* 1 cup boiling water
* 1 cup fresh honey
* 2 pint red sweet wine
== Directions ==
# Cook herbs tea: 1 tsp herbs per cup of boiling water, or less, to suit your own taste.
# Add the cloves, ginger, cinnamon, bay leaf, nutmeg, honey last.
# Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture almost boils and honey dissolves.
# Remove from heat.
# Add red sweet wine.
# Stir well, percolate.
# Serve hot.
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Category:Russian Beverages
Category:Honey Recipes
Category:Red wine Recipes