Yet Another Mulled Cider Recipe - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 gallon apple cider
2 oranges (each cut into 4 wedges)
12 whole cloves
1 cardamom pod
4 cinnamon sticks (6 inch, cassia is ok)
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg (or a few blades of mace)
1 teaspoon allspice
1/4 cup brown sugar

Preparation

Pour the cider into a crock pot, up to about 2 inches from the top.
Drop in cardamom, nutmeg, allspice, brown sugar, and cinnamon.
Chop the oranges each into 4 wedges longitudinally.
Stick 3 cloves into the skin side of each orange wedge.
Put the cleaved and cloven oranges into the crock pot.
If there's room, add more cider to within an inch of the top.
Stir with a ladle.
Cover the crock pot with a folded towel and crank it up to \"high.\".
Allow to boil for at least an hour, then remove the towel and set to \"low.\".
(Optional) Serve with a shot of spiced rum in each mug.