Farmhouse Holiday Cranberry Sipper - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 cups water
1 cup sugar
4 cinnamon sticks
20 whole cloves
4 cups cranberry juice cocktail
2 cups orange juice

Preparation

Combine all but the juices in a saucepan, bring to a boil.
Add juices, reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
Ladle into mugs or a thermos to take along on a winter picnic.
Remove cinnamon sticks & cloves before serving (but leave them in the pot or thermos to continue infusing flavorishness.
HOLIDAY VARIATION: How 'bout using apple-raspberry or apple-cherry juice? Ooh, it's SOOO good!