Cranberry-Raspberry Valentine Punch - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 cinnamon sticks
1 tsp. whole cloves
1 Tbsp. dried or 4 Tbsp. fresh peppermint
1/2 gal. cranberry-raspberry juice
1 qt. ginger ale
1 orange, thinly sliced

Preparation

Wrap cinnamon, cloves and mint in cheesecloth or place in a cloth spice bag.
Place bundled spices in cranberry-raspberry juice; simmer for 20 minutes.
Remove spices and pour juice into a punch bowl.
Cool.
Add ginger ale, orange slices and fresh mint leaves for garnish.