Christmas Spiced Punch - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. water
1 1/2 c. sugar
3 cinnamon sticks, broken into thirds
1 tsp. whole cloves
1/2 qt. Almaden Burgundy wine
2 qt. cranapple juice

Preparation

Boil and simmer first 4 ingredients for 10 minutes and chill. Add wine and juice, chilled. Make an ice ring with orange slices at bottom, the day before; optional. Strain punch base. Pour everything into the punch bowl. Serves 14.