“Here we go a wassailing….”

Ingredients:

• 1 gal apple cider
• 2 c cranberry juice
• ½ c honey
• ½ c sugar
• 2 oranges sliced thick
• 10 whole cloves
• 1 apple, peeled and diced
• 2 Tbs ground allspice
• 2 Tbs ground ginger
• 2 Tbs ground nutmeg
• 3 cinnamon sticks (or 3 Tbs ground cinnamon)
• 1 c brandy

Directions:

1. Set crock pot to low setting.
2. Add cider, cranberry juice, honey and sugar, mixing carefully.
3. As it heats, stir so the honey and sugar dissolve.
4. Stud the orange with the cloves and place it in the pot.
5. Add the apple, allspice, ginger, nutmeg.
6. Break cinnamon in half and add.
7. Cover and simmer 2 – 4 hours.
8. Add brandy ½ hour before serving.

Serves: 35 punch cups

Source: Patty Washington, About.com

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