Hot Cranberry Punch

Submitted By: Deborah Huston

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons whole cloves
• 1 tablespoon whole allspice
• 12 inches of cinnamon sticks, broken
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 4 cups water, divided
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups canned unsweetened pineapple juice
• 4 cups jellied cranberry sauce

Red food coloring

Butter

Whole cinnamon sticks

Instructions

Tie cloves and allspice in small piece of cheesecloth. In a saucepan, combine the spice bag, cinnamon pieces, brown sugar, 1 cup of water, and salt. Bring slowly to a boil. Add pineapple juice and 3 cups water. Crush cranberry sauce with fork and add to mixture. Bring to a boil again and simmer for five minutes; remove spices.
Add a few drops of red food coloring and pour into heated punch bowl. Add a few bits of butter. Garnish with a few clove-studded orange slice halves. Serve in mugs with cinnamon sticks as stirrers.
Yield: 10-12 cups.