Spiced Cranberry Punch - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. sugar
1 c. water
1/2 tsp. whole cloves
3 cinnamon sticks (each 2-inches long)
1 qt. ginger ale
whole cloves
orange and lemon slices
2 c. cranberry juice
1/2 c. lemon juice
1 c. orange juice

Preparation

Mix sugar, water and spices in saucepan.
Boil 5 minutes. Remove spices; cool.
Add fruit juices.
Refrigerate until needed. Just before serving, add ginger ale to juices in punch bowl. Garnish with slices of orange and lemon, studded with whole cloves. May be doubled or tripled as needed.