Hot Spiced Holiday Punch - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 cups apple cider or 8 cups apple juice
4 cups cranberry-raspberry juice
1 pint fresh raspberries or 12 ounces pkg. loose-pack frozen raspberries
1/2 cup brandy
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
6 inches cinnamon sticks
3 inches fresh ginger (cut in thirds)
2 teaspoons whole cloves
1 teaspoon whole allspice
2 small cooking apples, cored and cut into wedges

Preparation

Combine apple cider, cranberry-raspberry juice, raspberries, brandy, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and allspice in a 4- to 5-quart Dutch oven; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 15 minutes.
Strain punch through a sieve lined with cheesecloth.
To serve, return punch to Dutch oven. Add apple wedges. Cover and heat until boiling.
Pour hot punch into a heatproof bowl or transfer to crockpot. Serve in heatproof cups, floating an apple wedge in each serving.