Marley'S Mulled Cider - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 quarts apple cider
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon whole cloves
1 teaspoon whole allspice
2 cinnamon sticks
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 dash ground nutmeg
1 1/2 ounces rum (per mug if desired)

Preparation

With cloves and allspice in a teaball, cook all ingredients in a Crockpot on low 2-8 hours. Stir occasionally/rarely to dissolve sugar. Or cook in a pan on the stovetop on low heat 20-30 minute until it simmers.
Add 1 1/2 oz. Bacardi Gold Rum (MUST be Bacardi, accept no substitutes) per mugful when poured, if desired. Don't cook it with the Rum.