Negus

 **Negus** is another name for mulled wine, which traditionally was prepared by adding some cinnamon/cloves/nutmeg/fruit peel/whatever to a mug of wine, and then heating it by stirring with a hot poker from the fire. Negus was intended for a child's birthday party although probably without the full alcoholic content. In fact Negus is mentioned Negus in Jane Eyre, W uthering Heights , Mansfield Park ; A Christmas Carol , David Copperfield , Dombey and Son , The Pickwick Papers , Bleak House and other popular novels of the Era. The recipe for negus from //Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management//, was originally published in 1861. **Brands** Some of the commonest brands are:
 * La cascina del colle
 * Tenore
 * Gatta