Follow the directions below to enjoy the
same hot cider, along with Erik and the Wizard.
Ingredients:
1 1/4 quarts apple cider or apple juice
3 tablespoons firmly packed light-brown
sugar
10 whole cinnamon sticks (8 sticks for
stirring)
1 tsp. whole cloves
1 tsp. whole allspice
8 thin orange slices
8 whole cloves
1 double thick (approximately 6 inch
square) piece of 100% cotton cheesecloth.
Directions:
Place the cider and brown sugar in a
medium saucepan. To create your spice bag, place allspice, 2
cinnamon sticks and cloves into the center of the cheesecloth
square. Bring the corners together and tie with a clean string to
create a ball of spices. Place the spice ball into the cider
mixture.
Bring to a simmer over medium-low heat.
Simmer for 10 minutes. While that is cooking, push the remaining 8
cloves into peels of the thin orange slices. Place an orange slice
and cinnamon stick into 8 large mugs. Remove spice bag from cider.
Fill mugs and enjoy!
