smoking bishop
learn to make a victorian inspired recipe for smoking bishop, a mulled wine holiday punch from charles dickens' a christmas carol.
oranges, lemons, whole cloves, cinnamon, allspice, mace, fresh ginger root thumb sized, peeled and cut into chunks, red wine, sugar, or more to taste, ruby port
- 5 oranges
 - 2 lemons
 - 30 whole cloves
 - 1/4 tsp cinnamon
 - 1/4 tsp allspice
 - 1/4 tsp mace
 - 1 piece fresh ginger root thumb sized
 - peeled and cut into chunks
 - 750 ml red wine
 - 1/2 cup sugar
 - or more to taste
 - 750 ml ruby port

- if using organic oranges and lemon, remove any stickers and scrub them clean gently with a brush or rough sponge, then pat dry.
 - if using non organic citrus, fruit will have a thicker layer of wax on the peel.
 - it is best to remove the wax from the outer peel before proceeding.
 - to do this, combine 1 cup of water with 2 tbsp distilled white vinegar and 1 tbsp lemon juice.
 - pour the solution into a spray bottle and spray the fruit to coat, or dip the fruit into the solution to cover completely.
 - let the fruit sit for 10 minutes, then rinse under cool water and scrub gently with a brush or rough sponge till the wax is removed.
 - pat dry.
 - preheat oven to 300 degrees f.
 - to start, you will need the 5 oranges and 1 of the lemons reserve the second lemon for later.
 - make 5 small incisions with a sharp knife into each orange and the lemon.
 - stick whole cloves into each incision.
 - place oranges and lemon on a baking sheet.
 - place the fruit in the oven.
 - let it roast for about 75 minutes, until the peels begin to lose their bright color and turn paler.
 - remove fruit from the oven.
 - replace any cloves that have fallen from their incisions, then place the fruit into the bottom of a large bowl.
 - in a small saucepan, combine 1 cup of water with the cinnamon, allspice, mace, and ginger chunks.
 - whisk together and bring to a boil.
 - simmer the mixture for a few minutes, stirring frequently, till the liquid is reduced by half.
 - remove from heat.
 - in a larger pan, pour the bottle of red wine not the port and heat over medium high till it boils.
 - reduce heat to a slow simmer, then pour in the sugar and whisk till it dissolves.
 - let the wine simmer for 10 minutes.
 - stir in the spiced liquid mixture.
 - remove from heat.
 - pour the heated wine over the roasted oranges and lemon.
 - stir the fruit and wine gently to combine.
 - cover the bowl with a towel or plastic wrap.
 - place the bowl in a warm corner for 24 hours.
 - i like to keep it closed in the oven, with the oven turned off it seems to stay warmer than the rest of the kitchen due to the pilot light, especially during the winter.
 - after 24 hours, slice the oranges and lemon in half.
 - juice them into the spiced wine.
 - pour the wine mixture through a wire mesh strainer into a pot to remove large spices and solids.
 - press down gently on the solids with a spoon to remove as much liquid as possible.
 - add the bottle of port to the pot.
 - stir and heat over medium till hot, but do not boil.
 - vapors will begin to rise from the warming wine this is the "smoking" part of the "smoking bishop.
 - " taste the mixture add more sugar to taste, if desired.
 - cut the remaining lemon into rounds or wedges and float them in the warmed wine.
 - pour the wine into heat safe mugs or glasses, or serve in a punch bowl.
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### Human: Generate cooking recipes. Include ingredients:
- 5 oranges
- 2 lemons
- 30 whole cloves
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp allspice
- 1/4 tsp mace
- 1 piece fresh ginger root thumb sized
- peeled and cut into chunks
- 750 ml red wine
- 1/2 cup sugar
- or more to taste
- 750 ml ruby port

 ### Assistant: The ingredients you'll need are:
- 5 oranges
- 2 lemons
- 30 whole cloves
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp allspice
- 1/4 tsp mace
- 1 piece fresh ginger root thumb sized
- peeled and cut into chunks
- 750 ml red wine
- 1/2 cup sugar
- or more to taste
- 750 ml ruby port


You can follows these steps to make the recipe:
- if using organic oranges and lemon, remove any stickers and scrub them clean gently with a brush or rough sponge, then pat dry.
- if using non organic citrus, fruit will have a thicker layer of wax on the peel.
- it is best to remove the wax from the outer peel before proceeding.
- to do this, combine 1 cup of water with 2 tbsp distilled white vinegar and 1 tbsp lemon juice.
- pour the solution into a spray bottle and spray the fruit to coat, or dip the fruit into the solution to cover completely.
- let the fruit sit for 10 minutes, then rinse under cool water and scrub gently with a brush or rough sponge till the wax is removed.
- pat dry.
- preheat oven to 300 degrees f.
- to start, you will need the 5 oranges and 1 of the lemons reserve the second lemon for later.
- make 5 small incisions with a sharp knife into each orange and the lemon.
- stick whole cloves into each incision.
- place oranges and lemon on a baking sheet.
- place the fruit in the oven.
- let it roast for about 75 minutes, until the peels begin to lose their bright color and turn paler.
- remove fruit from the oven.
- replace any cloves that have fallen from their incisions, then place the fruit into the bottom of a large bowl.
- in a small saucepan, combine 1 cup of water with the cinnamon, allspice, mace, and ginger chunks.
- whisk together and bring to a boil.
- simmer the mixture for a few minutes, stirring frequently, till the liquid is reduced by half.
- remove from heat.
- in a larger pan, pour the bottle of red wine not the port and heat over medium high till it boils.
- reduce heat to a slow simmer, then pour in the sugar and whisk till it dissolves.
- let the wine simmer for 10 minutes.
- stir in the spiced liquid mixture.
- remove from heat.
- pour the heated wine over the roasted oranges and lemon.
- stir the fruit and wine gently to combine.
- cover the bowl with a towel or plastic wrap.
- place the bowl in a warm corner for 24 hours.
- i like to keep it closed in the oven, with the oven turned off it seems to stay warmer than the rest of the kitchen due to the pilot light, especially during the winter.
- after 24 hours, slice the oranges and lemon in half.
- juice them into the spiced wine.
- pour the wine mixture through a wire mesh strainer into a pot to remove large spices and solids.
- press down gently on the solids with a spoon to remove as much liquid as possible.
- add the bottle of port to the pot.
- stir and heat over medium till hot, but do not boil.
- vapors will begin to rise from the warming wine this is the "smoking" part of the "smoking bishop.
- " taste the mixture add more sugar to taste, if desired.
- cut the remaining lemon into rounds or wedges and float them in the warmed wine.
- pour the wine into heat safe mugs or glasses, or serve in a punch bowl.
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