Title: Hot Buttered Cider
Categories: Alcohol, Hot beverag, Apples
Yield: 10 servings
7 c Apple cider OR apple juice
1/3 c Brown sugar; packed
4" stick cinnamon
1 ts Whole allspice
1 ts Whole cloves
1 Lemon peel; cut into strips
1 1/2 c Rum
Butter or margarine
Thin apple slices
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 1/2 tsp butter or
margarine on each. Top each serving with one or two thin apple
slices. Makes about 10 (6-oz) servings.
