Hot Cranberry Cider

Ingredients:

1/4 cup packed brown sugar
3 cinnamon sticks, plus additional to use as stirrers
1 tablespoon whole cloves
6 cups cranberry juice
8 cups apple juice
Light rum, brandy, or bourbon, optional

Directions

Put the sugar, cinnamon sticks, and cloves in the basket of a coffee percolator. Put the juices in the bottom of the percolator. Let the mixture perk as if making coffee. Serve with cinnamon stick stirrers, if desired, and with a little rum, brandy, or bourbon as well.

Servings: 3 1/2 quarts, 18 servings
Prep Time:
Cook Time: 10 min
Difficulty: Easy

Show: Food Network Specials/Paula Deen and Friends cookbook/Christmas with Paula Deen book/Nov/Dec 2005 issue