Hot buttered cider

10 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
7 cups Apple cider OR apple juice
cup Brown sugar; packed
4\" stick cinnamon
1 teaspoon Whole allspice
1 teaspoon Whole cloves
1 Lemon peel; cut into strips
cup Rum
Butter or margarine
Thin apple slices

Directions

Combine apple cider or apple juice and brown sugar in a large saucepan. For spice bag, tie cinnamon, allspice, cloves, and lemon peel in a 7 inch square of 100 percent cotton cheesecloth. Add spice bag to cider mixture. Bring cider mixture to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 15 minutes. Remove and discard spice bag. Stir in rum. Pour cider mixture into mugs. Float about ½ tsp butter or margarine on each. Top each serving with one or two thin apple slices. Makes about 10 (6-oz) servings.

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