Hot Spiced Apple-Pear Cider

• 4 cups apple cider
• 4 cups pear juice or nectar
• 4 teaspoons dark brown sugar
• 2 (2 1/2-inch) cinnamon sticks
• 4 whole cloves
• 4 black peppercorns
• 4 allspice berries

1. Place all the ingredients in a saucepan and simmer over medium heat for 5 minutes.
2. Let steep, off the heat, for at least 20 minutes.
3. Reheat, and then strain and serve.

apple cider, pear juice, dark brown sugar, cinnamon sticks, cloves, black peppercorns, berries

Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/hot-spiced-apple-pear-cider-recipe.html (may not work)