Spiced Holiday Cheer
10 - whole cloves
4 - pieces crystallized ginger; chopped. (or grated ginger-root)
4 - 3” cinnamon sticks
1 - gallon apple cider
4 - cups pineapple juice
2 - cups orange juice
¼ - cup fresh lemon juice
1/3 - cup sugar
¼ - tsp salt **Optional: White rum.
Combine all but the first two ingredients (cloves and ginger)
in a pot. Empty a tea bag of its contents. Put the ginger and cloves
in the emptied tea bag, then reseal with string and place in the pot
with the other ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer
20 minutes. Yields 22 cups.
