Hot Spiced Citrus Punch - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 c. boiling water
2/3 c. sugar
8 tea bags
4 sticks cinnamon
1 tsp. ground allspice
1 (32 oz.) bottle cranberry juice cocktail
juice of 6 oranges (2 c.)
clove-studded lemon cartwheels
1/2 c. fresh squeezed lemon juice

Preparation

In large saucepan, pour boiling water over sugar, tea bags, cinnamon and allspice.
Steep 5 minutes; remove tea bags.
Stir in fruit juices; heat.
Remove cinnamon sticks.
For garnish, float clove-studded lemon cartwheel slices in punch.
Makes about 14 cups (twenty-two 5 ounce servings).