Cheers!
From: Pierre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Comments: A cocktail that could improve your health, or so they say...
Servings: 9 cups [2.25 L]
  • 6 cinnamon sticks
  • 16 cloves
  • 1 teaspoon [5 mL] allspice
  • 3 medium-size oranges
  • Whole cloves
  • 6 cups [1.5 L] cider
  • 2 cups [500 mL] cranberry juice
  • 1/4 cup [60 g] sugar
  • 1 cup [250 mL] rum
  • Break cinnamon sticks into pieces; secure cinnamon pieces along with cloves and allspice into cheesecloth.
  • Prick oranges wih cloves.
  • Into a saucepan, mix together cider, cranberry juice, sugar, secured spices and whole oranges.
  • Simmer, covered, for 10 minutes.
  • Pour in rum; reheat.
  • Remove secured spices and whole oranges; throw away spices reserving oranges.
  • Pour liquid into a punch bowl.
  • Float reserved oranges on top.
  • Serve hot, into cups.