ashbabe

Definitely one of my personal favorites...

Ingredients


6 cups apple cider
1/4 cup real maple syrup
2 cinnamon sticks
6 whole cloves
6 whole allspice berries
1 orange peel, cut into strips
1 lemon peel, cut into strips


Directions
1 Pour the apple cider and maple syrup into a large stainless steel saucepan.

2 Place the cinnamon sticks, cloves, allspice berries, orange peel and lemon peel in the center of a washed square of cheesecloth; fold up the sides of the cheesecloth to enclose the bundle, then tie it up with a length of kitchen string. Drop the spice bundle into the cider mixture.

3 Place the saucepan over moderate heat for 5 to 10 minutes, or until the cider is very hot but not boiling.

4 Remove the cider from the heat. Discard the spice bundle. Ladle the cider into big cups or mugs, adding a fresh cinnamon stick to each serving if desired.

marilynnicole

Oh- thanks!!! We are going to pick apples in about 2 weeks in North Georgia. We are making it a family day. Picking apples and picking out the biggest pumpkin I can find. (Or as big as DH will let me take home)