Making Christmas Wassail
Christmas Across History
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18m
Join the Victorian Bar Room team at Thiebaud Farmstead in Indiana as they make an 1827 version of Wassail in this great historic setting. Enjoy meeting a well known Christmas drink from the early 19th century - and maybe try it for yourself!
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