Margaret's Hot Mulled Wine

Ingredients

• 1 stick cinnamon (3 inch)
• 0.3  optional: lemon 
• 1.5 liter red wine 
• 1.5 cups water boiling
• 0.5 cup sugar white

Equipment

• sauce pan

Directions

1. Bring water to a boil in a saucepan; dissolve sugar in water. Stir in lemon quarter, cloves, and cinnamon into water; boil for 10 minutes. Strain and return to saucepan.
2. Stir red wine into water-sugar mixture; heat until piping hot, but not boiling, about 5 minutes.