Xalapa Punch - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups hot black tea
1 cup honey or 1 cup sugar
1 quart dark rum
1 quart apple brandy
1 quart dry red wine
orange
lemon
ice

Preparation

In a sauce pan over low heat, combine the hot black tea and rind of two oranges (grate with carrot peeler or cheese grater);heat for 5 minutes.
Remove from heat and allow to cool.
Add the honey or sugar and stir until dissolved.
Pour into a punch bowl with ice.
Add the amber rum, apple brandy and dry red wine.
Garnish with diced oranges and lemons.