Spiced Red Zinger Rum Punch

• 2-inch piece fresh ginger
• 5 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 4 whole cloves
• 10 Celestial Seasonings Red Zinger tea bags
• 3/4 cup amber rum, or to taste
• 1 navel orange, sliced

1. Peel ginger and cut crosswise into thin slices.
2. In a medium saucepan boil water, ginger, sugar, cinnamon stick and cloves, stirring, until sugar is dissolved.
3. Add tea bags and remove pan from heat.
4. Steep tea until cool.
5. Discard tea bags and cinnamon stick and transfer tea to a pitcher.
6. Chill tea, covered at least 12 hours and up to 1 day.
7. Remove ginger and cloves with a slotted spoon and discard.
8. Stir in rum and orange slices.
9. Serve punch over ice in stemmed glasses.

fresh ginger, water, sugar, cinnamon, cloves, red zinger, amber rum, orange

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/spiced-red-zinger-rum-punch-200684 (may not work)