Mulled Cider
Ingredients
- 1 gal. apple cider
- 4 cinnamon sticks
- 1½ tsp. whole allspice
- 1 tsp. whole cloves
- 1 navel orange
- 1 lemon
- 1 c. rum (Optional)
- cinnamon sticks (Optional)
- In sauce pot, heat cider with cinnamon sticks, allspice, cloves, orange slices, and lemon slices to boiling over high heat. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer about 45 minutes.
- Add rum (if using rum); heat through. Do not boil. Pour cider through sieve into heat-safe punch bowl. Discard spices and fruit slices. Serve hot cider in warm cups accompanied by cinnamon sticks as stirrers.