Hot Cranberry Cider Punch

• 4 cups cranberry juice (32 oz bottle)
• 4 cups apple cider
• 1 (12 ounce) can apricot nectar
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon whole allspice
• 4 cloves, whole
• 1/4 inch piece peeled fresh ginger, thinly sliced
• 3 slices orange peel
• 3 slices lemon peel
• 2 -6 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 cup rum
• 4 tablespoons butter

1. In large pan combine cranberry juice, cider, nectar, spices, orange and lemon peel.
2. Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer, uncovered 20-30 minutes.
3. Remove from heat, strain through a fine-mesh strainer lined with cheesecloth.
4. Taste punch and sweeten accordingly. Apple Cider and Cranberry Juice vary greatly in sweetness - you may need no sugar, or you may need a little more than listed.
5. Add rum and butter, stirring until butter melts. Or, if having a non-alcoholic alternative is desirable, hold off on adding the rum to the entire punch and add 1 to 2 tbsp of rum to each mug, then fill to the rim with hot punch.

cranberry juice, apple cider, apricot nectar, cinnamon sticks, ground nutmeg, whole allspice, fresh ginger, orange peel, lemon peel, brown sugar, rum, butter

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/hot-cranberry-cider-punch-467774 (may not work)