MULLED SPIKED CIDER

yields 4 PEOPLE

ingredients

• 5 cup apple cider or juice

• 1 orange, cut into slices orange, cut into slices* 1 orange, cut into slices orange, cut into slices * 1 orange, cut into slices orange, cut into slices

• 3 cinnamon sticks cinnamon sticks

• 1/4 tsp ground allspice* 1/4 tsp ground allspiceourbon

instructions

1 In a large pot, combine the cider, orange slices, ginger, cinnamon sticks, and allspice and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Simmer for 4 minutes, add the rum, then turn off the heat. 2 Let cool for a few minutes, then fish out the orange and ginger slices and the cinnamon sticks. Serve hot.

modifications

Just grab what looks legit. We like unfiltered apple juice, which is usually labeled “cider” depending on where you’re at. Don’t grab hard apple cider though, that is way different. Allspice is not a suicide-style blend of spices; it’s a berry with a confusing-as- name. It is in a lot of Caribbean food and should be right next to the rest of the spices in the store. Driving the sleigh tonight? You can leave this out.

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