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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