Hot Buttered Cider With Ginger and Cinnamon
Author/Submitted by: From "Season's Greetings" by Marlene Sorosky. ,
From the Portland Oregonian's FOODday, 12/22/93. (Stephen Ceideburg)
Servings: 16
Categories:
Non-Alcoholic Beverages
/
Punch Recipes
Ingredients: 4
cups
Water 1
cup
Granulated sugar 3
tablespoons
Whole cloves 3
tablespoons
Whole allspice 2
sticks
Cinnamon 1/4
cup
Sliced candied or crystallized ginger 6
cups
Apple cider 2
cups
Orange juice 1/2
cup
Lemon juice (1 lemon) 1
stick
Butter, cut into thin slices 16
Cinnamon sticks, for serving Directions:
Mix the water and sugar in a large non aluminum saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the cloves, allspice, cinnamon and ginger. Let the mixture stand for 1 hour or longer. Strain into a bowl and return to the saucepan. Stir in the apple cider, orange juice and lemon juice. Serve in mugs with a slice of butter on top and a cinnamon stick. Note: The punch may be prepared several hours ahead and reheated before serving, if desired.
Warm yourself with this fragrantly spiced, nonalcoholic beverage after a frosty night of caroling.
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