Hot Spiced Wassail - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 gal. apple cider
1 qt. cranberry juice
3/4 c. sugar
2 c. orange juice
16 whole cloves (if small, add a few more)
1 tsp. whole allspice or 1 tsp. powdered
1 (6-inch) stick cinnamon, broken

Preparation

Combine cider, cranberry juice, orange juice and sugar in a large cooking pan.
Tie spices in a cheesecloth bag.
Simmer all over low heat for about 1/2 hour; leave spices in until next morning.
This may be put into a crock-pot on low heat to keep warm while serving.