Festive Cranberry Drink
- 4 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
- 3 quarts water, divided
- 1-3/4 cups sugar
- 1 cup orange juice
- 2/3 cup lemon juice
- 1/2 cup red-hot candies
- 12 whole cloves
- In a Dutch oven, combine cranberries and 1 qt. water. Cook over medium heat until berries pop, about 15 minutes. Remove from the heat. Strain through a fine strainer, pressing mixture with a spoon; discard skins. Return cranberry pulp and juice to the pan.
- Stir in the sugar, juices, red-hots and remaining water. Place cloves on a double thickness of cheesecloth. Bring up corners of cloth and tie with kitchen string to form a bag; add to juice mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until sugar and red-hots are dissolved.
- Remove from the heat. Strain through a fine mesh sieve or cheesecloth. Discard spice bag. Serve drink warm or cold.
cranberries, water, sugar, orange juice, lemon juice, redhot candies, cloves
Taken from www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/festive-cranberry-drink/ (may not work)