3    Bottles of red wine

      1    Piece of orange peel

      1    Piece of lemon peel

      5    Cloves

      1    Small sugar hat

      1    Bottle of golden rum

           -at least 108 proof
  Put orange peel, lemon peel and cloves into a tea filter bag, tie shut with
  white yarn. Hang into a copper kettle, pour in wine. Heat up close to
  boiling point, but make sure it never gets to boil. Put the kettle in the
  middle of your table so all your guests can watch the ceremony :-). You
  normally use a "Feuerzange", but as I supect this might be hard to get
  outside Europe I guess you can also use a grid from your barbecue set -
  especially the ones you normally use to barbecue herrings in should work
  pretty well. The point is that you should be able to put the sugar hat on
  it (lying on its side) and place the whole thing safely over the kettle.
  Once you've got that far, you're ready for the ceremony. First, dim your
  lights. Then pour some rum onto the sugar hat, best using a ladle, and
  light it (this is why the rum has to be at least 108 proof). Keep the
  flames burning by ladeling more rum on the sugar hat, until the sugar has
  completely melted and dripped into the wine. Remove the "Feuerzange" and
  the bag with the spices. Serve in heat-proof glasses.
  Variation: Many people like to add sugar and/or a little orange juice
  (preferably freshly pressed).
  Typed for you by Volkhart Baumgaertner