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Mulled Cider Recipe
Ingredients
2 quarts
apple juice, fresh, or bottled (or use pineapple or cranapple
juice, or other juice with apple juice as the base juice)
1 teaspoon allspice, whole
1 1/2 teaspoon cloves, whole
1 cinnamon stick
orange slices
Directions
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Combine
the juice and spices and let them steep for at least 6
hours at room temperature, in the sun, or even in the
refrigerator (you could let it sit for 1-2 days in the
refrigerator). If desired, tie the whole spices
in cheesecloth or put in tea strainer. The longer
it steeps, the stronger the taste.
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Pour
the steeped juice into a crock-pot. Warm to desired
temperature.
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If
spices are added loose, strain before serving.
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Serve
from the crock-pot with a ladle. Serve with clove-studded
orange slices if desired.
Variations
& Notes
Use apple
cider vinegar or Coconut
Vinegar (instead of the apple juice). Add approximately
1/2 Cup Muscovado
or 1/4 cup honey
or any natural
sweetener of your choice to taste (you may want more sweetener
or possibly less).
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