Hot Buttered Apple Rum - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 inches cinnamon stick, broken
1 tsp. allspice (whole)
1 tsp. whole cloves
7 c. apple juice
1 to 1 1/2 c. rum
1/3 c. packed brown sugar
butter or margarine

Preparation

Tie spices in a spice bag or cheesecloth.
In a 3 1/2 or larger crock-pot, put spice bag, apple juice, rum and sugar.
Cover; cook on low heat setting for 7 to 8 hours or on high 3 to 4 hours. Discard spice bag.
Ladle hot punch into cups.
Float about 1/2 teaspoon of butter atop each serving.
Makes 10 (6-ounce) servings.