Wassail Holiday Punch - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
1 c. water
6 lemon slices
4 cinnamon sticks
1 qt. cranberry juice
1 qt. lemon juice (fresh or frozen)
2 qt. red wine
lemon slices for garnish

Preparation

Boil first 4 ingredients 10 minutes, then strain syrup into a container.
Combine cranberry juice, lemon juice, and red wine in large saucepan and bring to simmer.
Mix with syrup and serve warm. Makes 40 servings.