Hot Drink - Feuerzangenbowle

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Serves 6 - 332 cal per serving
Prep-time: 10 min. - Total-time: 20 min.

Feuerzangenbowle is a red wine punch, formerly known as "Crambamboli". It became world famous because of the movie "Die Feuerzangenbowle" starring Heinz Ruehmann (German actor). In the movie Heinz Ruehmann is the author "Dr. Johann Pfeiffer" who is going back to school wainscoted as a student, after indulging the Feuerzangenbowle. Don't stick to the stated quantities all too strictly just use it as an indication. Preparing the Feuerzangenbowle should be fun. Also bear in mind to use a fireproof surface for preparation, because it is slightly possible to spill some drops of rum which will catch fire immediately. Use a dry red wine for the Feuerzangenbowle because the sugar cone will sweeten the punch additionally. Pour the red wine in a pot and season with cinnamon and clove. Peel the skin (about 1-inch stripes) of an untreated lemon and orange. Add to the red wine and heat (don't let get it to a boil). If you own a fondue, use the fondue pot; it's opening is wide enough so the fire tongs will bear solidly on top. Fire tongs are a special placement for the sugar cone, made from stainless steel. Put the pot on a teapot-warmer or a Rechaud to keep warm. Put the sugar cone* on the fire tongs, drizzle with rum and light it up. The sugar liquefies and drips into the red wine. Once in a while fill a little bit of rum in a ladle and pour over the sugar cone. Doing this will keep the flame from extinguishing. Always use a ladle; don't pour straight from the bottle, as the rum is highly inflammable. Use 1 sugar cone for approx. 4 bottles of red wine, so don't let it burn out completely at the first bottle. The Feuerzangenbowle tastes very good, particularly if you don't stir it. If it's getting to sweet refill with red wine if desired. Serve hot using punch glasses or grog glasses. Put a glass pestle into each glass. The glass pestle prevents the glass from bursting while filling up with the hot liquid. * the sugar cone, German: Zuckerhut, is made from