Hot Christmas Tea - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/3 cups water
6 black tea bags
1 cinnamon stick (broken)
3 whole cloves
1/3 cup sugar or 1/3 cup Splenda granular
1 1/3 cups cranberry juice cocktail
1 cup Burgundy wine
pears, slices or apple, slices studded with cloves as garnish
clove

Preparation

In saucepan, bring water to boil. Add tea and spices, cover, and let stand 5 minutes.
Remove tea bags.
Stir in sugar, cranberry juice, and wine.
Return to medium heat and stir until sugar is dissolved and mixture is heated through.
Serve in cups with fruit slices as garnish.