Spiced Cider Punch - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. water
1 1/3 c. firmly packed light brown sugar
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
1/2 tsp. ginger
2 qt. apple cider
1/2 c. lemon juice
2 to 4 bottles chilled club soda (as desired)
lemon slices

Preparation

Combine water and sugar to spices in saucepan.
Stir over heat until sugar dissolves.
Cool.
Add cider with lemon juice.
Chill. Add club soda.
Pour over blocks of ice in small punch bowl. Garnish with lemon slices.
Yields 20 punch cup servings.