Hot Buttered Cider - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 c. cider
1 orange, cut into thin slices
1/2 c. honey
1 1/2 c. dark rum (optional)
8 pats butter
8 cinnamon sticks
16 whole cloves

Preparation

In a saucepan, heat cider, orange, honey and whole spices until bubbly.
Simmer 10 minutes.
Pour cider into heat-proof mugs, adding a cinnamon stick to each mug.
Add rum to each mug and top with pat of butter.