Hot Spiced Cider and Rum Punch

Ingredients

3 small oranges
3 tablespoons whole cloves
8 cups (1/2 gallon) apple cider
2 cinnamon sticks
1 1/2 cups light or dark rum

Instructions

Prick the oranges with a fork and stud with the cloves. Place in a punch bowl or chafing dish. Heat the cider with the cinnamon sticks in a large saucepan. Pour over the oranges and add the rum. Serve warm in punch cups.

Yield: 12 servings

Recipe pulled from "The Dexter Cider Mill Apple Cookbook" by Katherine Merkel Koziski.