Ingredients: 1 cup dry red wine 1 cup water 3/4 cup sugar 1 cinnamon stick 2 whole cloves 2 slices lemon 6 fresh mandarins

	Method: Combine the wine, water, sugar, cinnamon, cloves and lemon slices and bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for around 3 minutes Peel the mandarins, reserving the skins Section the mandarins (remove any fibrous material) and drop the sections into the hot syrup Remove the white fibrous portion from the mandarin skins (if there is any) and cut the rinds into very fine julienne strips Sprinkle the strips over the mandarins in the red wine mixture and chill the result in the refrigerator Serve in chilled dishes

	Notes: This dish can be accompanied by ice-cream or whipped cream if you wish A small farce of complementary fruits also makes a nice garnish

		Servings: 6 Preparation Time: About 10 minutes Cooking Time: Nil - but chill before serving

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