Wassail Bowl With Baked Apple Punch - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 large cooking apples, cored
1 gal. apple cider (16 c.)
6 whole cloves
6 whole allspice
2 tsp. ground nutmeg
1 (6 oz.) can frozen lemonade concentrate
1 (6 oz.) can frozen orange juice concentrate
1 c. packed brown sugar
sugar
short cinnamon sticks

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Cut apples in half crosswise and place cut side down in a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
Bake 25 minutes or until the apple halves are fork-tender.
Meanwhile, in covered 6-quart saucepot over low heat, simmer 2 cups apple cider, cloves, allspice and nutmeg 10 minutes.
Add remaining apple cider, undiluted lemonade and orange juice concentrates and brown sugar. Heat until hot, but not boiling, stirring occasionally.
Pour hot cider mixture from saucepot into heated large punch bowl.
Float apples, skin side up, in punch.
Sprinkle top with a little sugar.