• 1 pint water
• 1 handful raisins
• 1 handful almonds
• 1 cup prunes
• 3 sticks cinnamon
• 15 cardamom seeds
• 1 dessert spoon cloves
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 pint whiskey or apricot brandy
• 1 pint sweet wine (Port)
• 1 pint sour wine (Burgundy)

In a sauce pan, combine water, raisins, almonds, prunes, cinnamon sticks, cardamom seeds, cloves and sugar. Boil slowly for 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from heat. Then, add whiskey or apricot brandy, sweet wine (Port) and sour wine (Burgundy). Heat again after adding the liquor. Burn for 1to 2 seconds, enough to burn the fumes off.