Holiday Punch - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. water
1 c. sugar
4 c. cranberry juice
4 cinnamon sticks
12 whole cloves
1 1/2 c. fresh or canned lemon juice
2 c. orange juice
2 c. pineapple juice
1 qt. ginger ale

Preparation

Boil water in a large pot with sugar until sugar dissolves. Add cranberry juice, cinnamon sticks and cloves.
Cook over low heat 5 minutes.
Allow to cool and strain.
Add lemon juice, orange juice, pineapple juice and ginger ale.
Chill.
Can be spiked with spiced rum.