To save time when everyone arrives, make the punch up to 4 hours ahead and heat before serving.
Ingredients
1 teaspoon whole allspice
1/2 teaspoon whole cloves
2 (3- to 4-inch) cinnamon sticks, broken
2 quarts apple juice or cider
1 (32-ounce) bottle cranberry juice cocktail
2 large seedless oranges, sliced into rounds
Dark rum, optional
Instructions
1. Tie allspice, cloves and cinnamon in a cheesecloth bag. Combine spice bag, apple juice, cranberry juice and oranges in a large saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat until simmering. Serve warm, alongside a bottle of dark rum for those who want to spike their drinks. Makes 3 quarts; serves 16.
Recipe adapted with permission from Rick Rodgers’ Thanksgiving 101 (William Morrow, 2007). Relish 2008 Fall Supplement.
Nutritional Information
Per serving (without rum): 120 calories, 0g fat, 0mg chol., 0g prot., 31g carbs., 0g fiber, 10mg sodium.
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