Hot Spiced New England Cider - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 cups apple-pear cider (or Apple Cider)
1/4 cup maple syrup (1/2 cup with Apple Cider)
2 cinnamon, Sticks (Cassia, plus an additional cinnamon stick for each person)
6 whole cloves
6 allspice berries
1 drop lemon juice

Preparation

Combine cider, syrup, lemon juice, and spices and heat thoroughly, but do not boil.
Remove spices.
Put a cinnamon stick in each cup to drink through and serve hot.