MULLED WINE APICIUS

Ingredients:

2 bottles white wine

1/2 cup honey

1 cinnamon stick

1/4 teaspoon freshly, ground black pepper

Pinch of saffron

1/2 bay leaf, torn into small pieces

1 date, halved and pitted.

Directions:

Heat 1 cup wine with the honey and other seasonings.  Stir to dissolve the honey.  Add remaining wine and simmer until reduced by half.  Strain and serve hot.