Apple-Cranberry Holiday Wassail

• 2 quarts apple cider
• 1 quart cranberry juice cocktail
• 1/2 cup honey
• 18 whole allspice
• 8 whole cloves
• 4 (4-inch) cinnamon sticks
• 1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
• 3 (1-inch-wide) strips orange rind
• 3 (1-inch-wide) strips lemon rind
• 1 1/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons dark rum

1. Combine cider, cranberry juice, and honey in a 6-quart electric slow cooker. Place allspice, cloves, and cinnamon sticks on a double layer of cheesecloth. Gather edges of cheesecloth together; tie securely, and place in slow cooker. Add vanilla bean and citrus rinds; cover and cook on LOW 5 hours.
2. Remove sachet, vanilla bean, and citrus rinds from slow cooker; discard. Pour in rum, and reduce temperature to WARM. Cover; serve directly from slow cooker.

apple cider, cranberry juice cocktail, honey, allspice, cloves, cinnamon sticks, vanilla bean, orange rind, lemon rind, dark rum

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/apple-cranberry-holiday-wassail (may not work)