• 5 unpeeled sweet oranges
• 1 large unpeeled grapefruit
• 100 mg sugar
• 30 cloves
• 1500 ml strong red wine (2 bottles-about 51 oz)
• 7750 ml port wine(1 bottle-about 26 oz)

Directions:

1. Wash the fruit and bake it on a foil lined baking sheet until it becomes pale brown, turning once.
2. Heat a large earthenware bowl and add the fruit. Stud each fruit with five cloves.
3. Add the sugar and the red wine, and store covered in a warm place for about a day.
4. Squeeze the juice from the fruit and strain into a saucepan.
5. Add the port and warm thoroughly, but don't boil.
6. Serve in heated glasses.
   depending on what you like
7. There are variations including the addition of star anise and/or cinnamon sticks.
8. another suggestion was to simmer for an hour and add brandy, brown sugar and orange juice.
   there are a couple recipes available - this is pretty much from food.com
   and as suggested there it does seem like it could be a bit overwhelming
   but then mulled wine is what was popular back in the time of Dickens.