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Once
you have been invited to a home where hot apple cider has been
brewing, you never forget the welcoming aroma. This hot spicy
brew may be made ahead of time and poured into thermos bottles
to take on fun ski trips. When looking for allspice, it is
helpful to note its large peppercorn shape. Allspice is also
called Jamaican pepper, as it grows on a Jamaican evergreen tree
and tastes like a combination of cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
1 gallon apple cider
4
cinnamon sticks, broken
1
tablespoon dried orange peel
6
whole cloves
4
whole allspice
4
orange slices
2
pieces crystallized ginger
1. Heat
the gallon of apple cider in a stock pot until simmering.
2. Place the
cinnamon, peel, cloves and allspice in a mesh
bag or tea infuser, float in the cider.
3. Pour the spiced
cider into a 6-quart crockery cooker,
which has
been set on low heat.
4. Add orange
slices and ginger before serving.
5. Refrigerate any
leftovers. This can be re-heated in the
microwave
for individual servings.
Hint:
Save the gallon cider container to store cooled spiced cider.
Fills one 6-quart crockery cooker
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