Louis' Spiced Vanilla Gluhwein with Pear
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2 cups water
1 to 1� cups of whitesugar
1 tsp. nutmeg
2 cinnamon sticks
18 whole allspice berries
1 vanilla bean
1 peel from one lemon
1 pear sliced
2 bottles dry red wine
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Combine water, sugar, spices and vanilla bean. Heat until sugar is dissolved. Add lemon rind and pear and simmer 5 mins. Remove from heat and let stand, covered, for 30 mins. Strain syrup through sieve and put back in the pot. Add wine. Cover and warm over low heat for 2 hours to set flavors.
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