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(Photo plagiarized from here.)

Wassail has been around for a long time. The term started out as an old English saying, "Was hal," which means, "Be hale," or "Be of good health." We have a family holiday tradition of "wassailing." We sit around, sipping wassail, and make toasts to each other, the new year, etc. Here's the recipe.

3 cans apple juice concentrate, prepared normally

1 can orange juice concentrate, prepared normally

1 can pineapple juice concentrate, prepared normally

1/2 c lemon juice

6 cinnamon sticks

15 whole cloves

• Mix all ingredients and simmer for a while. (We just put it in a crock pot and let it warm all day. It smells terrific!)